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Louisiana Creole words starting with “B”

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English:type of sweet donut

brizé

regular verb
English:shatter

brode

Verb (transitive)
English:to embroider

brodé

regular verb
English:embroider

“Vyé mamm té linmé brodé.”

— Old mom loved to embroider.

brok

adjective
English:broke
Synonyms:no money; without cash; depleted

“Mo si brok ke si kékunn té arété mò, yé sé pèd yê tem.”

— I'm so broke that if someone robbed me, they'd be practicing.

broken

noun
English:lace up ankle boot
English:bronchitis

“Lwil de zwa, çé bon pou bronshit.”

— Goose oil is good for bronchitis.

brose

Verb (transitive)
English:to brush one’s teeth

brosé

regular verb
English:brush

“Li bròs sô shvé touléjou.”

— She brushes her hair everyday.