Meaning Of The Word Bayou

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bayou
countable noun: A bayou is a slow-moving, marshy area of water in the southern United States, especially Louisiana.

bayou in American English
in some parts of the S U.S., a sluggish, marshy inlet or outlet of a lake, river, etc.
noun: a marshy arm, inlet, or outlet of a lake, river, etc., usually sluggish or stagnant

bayou in British English
noun: (in the southern US) a sluggish marshy tributary of a lake or river

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