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Louisiana Creole words starting with “E”

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entré; rentré

regular verb
English:enter
Synonyms:go in

“Ça rent pa fasil.”

— It doesn't go in easily.

“Rentré.”

— Come in (the house/building).

English:entire
Synonyms:whole
Antonyms:half

“Li té manjé gato-la enché.”

— He ate the entire cake.

English:burial

“Y na un entærmen ojordi.”

— There is a burial today.

“Sô entèrmen té tris.”

— His burial was sad.

entéré

regular verb
English:bury

“Démin yé va entéré li.”

— Tomorrow they will bury him.

“Nou entèr li sanmdi.”

— We are burying him Saturday.

envi

irregular verb
English:feel like
Synonyms:want

“Mo envi manjé toufi kribis.”

— I feel like eating crawfish étouffée.

“Mo pa envi wa li.”

— I don't feel like seeing her.

enviyé

regular verb
English:envy

“Yé tro enviyé pou mò.”

— They envied me too much.

epwize

Adjective
English:mistake, error