bayou

bay·ou  (b, b)

n.

1. A body of water, such as a creek or small river, that is a tributary of a larger body of water.

2. A sluggish stream that meanders through lowlands, marshes, or plantation grounds.

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[Louisiana French bayouque, bayou, possibly from Choctaw bayuk.]

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bayou [ˈbaɪjuː]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (in the southern US) a sluggish marshy tributary of a lake or river

[from Louisiana French, from Choctaw bayuk]

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bayou  (b)

A sluggish, marshy stream connected with a river, lake, or gulf. Bayous are common in the southern United States.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bayou - a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana) lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

Translations

bayou [ˈbaɪjuː] N (US) → pantanos mpl

bayou [ˈbaɪuː] n (= marshy area) → bayou m
bay tree n → laurier m
bay window n → bow-window m

bayou

n (US, of river) → sumpfiger Flussarm; (of lake) → sumpfiger Ausfluss (aus einem See)