bayou in English dictionary

  • bayou

    Meanings and definitions of "bayou"

    • A creek.
    • A very slow-moving creek.
    • A swamp.
    • An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement except from tide and wind.
    • noun
      A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
    • noun
      A swamp, a marshy (stagnant) body of water.
    • noun
      a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)

    Synonyms of "bayou" in English dictionary

    Another word for "bayou" in the English thesaurus is lake.

    Grammar and declension of bayou

    • bayou ( plural  bayous)
    • bayou (plural bayous)
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