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Cajun definition

☆ Ca·jun or Cajan Ca′·jan (kā′jən)

noun

  1. a native of Louisiana originally descended from Acadian French immigrants
  2. the dialect of French spoken by the Cajuns

Etymology: < Acadian

adjective

  1. of the Cajuns or their dialect or culture
  2. of or in the style of cooking of the Cajuns, characterized as by the use of pungent spices, sweet and hot peppers, and a well-browned roux to thicken and flavor sauces

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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