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Louisiana Creole words starting with “E”

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eskran

Adjective
English:crippled, lame

espyone

Verb (intransitive)
English:to spy on
English:freshwater alligator snapping turtle, loggerhead turtle

etonan

Adjective
English:surprising

etrwa

Adjective
English:narrow, thin

evapor

Verb (intransitive)
English:well

evèk

noun
English:indigo

“kafe sovaj; kafe”

— indigo weed

English:spirit

“(idiomatic) mové vivan”

— evil spirit that haunts houses

“spérit Bondjé”

— spirit of God

“mo té wá un èspri endan lamézon-la.”

— I saw a spirit in the house.

èdgá

noun
English:edgard

“Nou rès a Èdgá (Parwas Sin-Jen-Batís).”

— We stay in Edgar (St. John the Baptist Parish).