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bayou definition

☆ bayou (bī′o̵̅o̅′; also bī′ō′)

noun

in some parts of the S U.S., a sluggish, marshy inlet or outlet of a lake, river, etc.

Etymology: AmFr < Choctaw bayuk, small stream

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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