Associations to the word «Bayou»

Wiktionary

BAYOU, noun. A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
BAYOU, noun. A swamp, a marshy (stagnant) body of water.
BAYOU STATE, proper noun. Mississippi

Dictionary definition

BAYOU, noun. A swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana).

Wise words

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