Bayou

//ˈbaɪ.(j)uː//

Synonyms for "bayou" (47 found)

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Related word relations

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derived

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is a

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Translations

12 translations across 8 languages.

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Czech

2 entries
  • močálovité rameno noun (slow-moving creek or swamp)
  • mrtvé rameno noun (slow-moving creek or swamp)

Finnish

1 entries
  • lutakko noun (slow-moving creek or swamp)

French

2 entries
  • bayou noun (slow-moving creek or swamp)
  • marécages noun (slow-moving creek or swamp)

Italian

2 entries
  • acquitrino noun (slow-moving creek or swamp)
  • ramo paludoso noun (slow-moving creek or swamp)

Polish

1 entries
  • bayou noun (slow-moving creek or swamp)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • brejo noun (slow-moving creek or swamp)

Spanish

2 entries
  • pantano noun (slow-moving creek or swamp)
  • pantanos noun (slow-moving creek or swamp)

Swedish

1 entries
  • bayou noun (slow-moving creek or swamp)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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A corpse was found at the bayou just yesterday.

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Sami is from the bayou.

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Sami lived in a bayou town in Louisiana.

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"What's the Bayou State?" "It's Louisiana."

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