/koohn"as'/ , n. Vulgar, Disparaging, and Offensive.
(chiefly in Louisiana and Southeast Texas) a Cajun.
[ ‡1960-65; prob. alter., by folk etym., of LaF, F conasse a contemptuous term for a woman, lit., vulva, equiv. to con vulva ( cunnus ) + -asse pejorative n. suffix ]