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Louisiana Creole words starting with “D”

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dis

noun
English:disk harrow

disan hó

adjective
English:high blood pressure
English:hypertension
Synonyms:high blood pressure
English:blood

“Mo pœr disan!”

— I'm afraid of blood!

“Mo p'olé wa disan!”

— I don't want to see blood!

English:brown sugar

“Mò, mo préfær disik jonn dan mô kafé.”

— Me? I prefer brown sugar in my coffee.

“Yé fé dê pralìnn avèk disik jonn.”

— They make pralines with brown sugar.

English:deodorant

“Until recently, there was no deodorant in Creolophone communities.”

— Baking soda was used. "Senbon" has been used informally/infrequently.

dispit

Noun
English:dispute, argument
English:dispute
Synonyms:argument
Antonyms:agreement

“O, y'alé gin un ron ékan sô pap rentré.”

— Oh, they will have a round when his father returns.

“Nouzòt té ja gin un paròl lòt jou. Ça té pa shanjé ariyin.”

— We already had a dispute the other day. It didn't change anything.

dispite

Verb (intransitive)
English:to argue