bas
nounEnglish:bass
Synonyms:music; instrument
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Louisiana Creole words starting with “B”
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bas
nounEnglish:foodstuffs
bas-kour
NounEnglish:pail, bucket
baskilé, baskil
VerbEnglish:to move around, shove, push
baskour; kour
nounEnglish:barnyard
“Baskour-la çé sal.”
— The barnyard is a mess.
basét
AdjectiveEnglish:short
bat
irregular verbEnglish:tap
bat
VerbEnglish:to fight, beat, struggle (fig)
bat (sô) zèl
regular verbEnglish:beat one's wings
“Zozo-la t'apé bat sô zèl fòr fòr.”
— The bird was beating its wings crazily.
bat avèk pwin; bat
regular verbEnglish:fistfight
bat lœy, ba lœy
regular verbEnglish:blink
Synonyms:wink
“Bat tô lœy pou parin.”
— Blink for parin.
“Li té pa bat un lœy.”
— She didn't bat an eye.
bat, bari
regular verbEnglish:churn
“Pou lakrèmm, yé bat ça dousmen.”
— For ice cream, they slow churn it.
bat, batayé, débat, kroshé, batay, débatmen
regular verbEnglish:fight
bat; bimé; brutalizé; bishé
regular verbEnglish:beat
“Tig-yé a LSU té bat lòt timm.”
— LSU tigers beat the other team.
“Mo va bishé tô chi!”
— I'm going to beat your butt!
bat; koupé
regular verbEnglish:chop down
“Va koupé dibwa-la.”
— Go cut the tree.