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Louisiana Creole words starting with “K”

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kròt

Noun
English:scat, dung

kulét

Noun Phrase
English:chair seat, bottom

kwa

Verb
English:to believe, think

kwa, krò

regular verb
English:believe
Synonyms:think

“Kwa-mò, çé pa lapènn fé ça.”

— Believe me, it's not worth doing.

“Mo krò li ja finí sô louvraj.”

— I believe he's already finished his work.

English:hairdresser
Synonyms:hairstylist

“kwafè”

— male hairdresser or stylist

“kwafez”

— female hairdresser

kwafèr, poukwa

Question word
English:why

“Kwafèr to pa kourí wa Nonk Jil?”

— Why aren't you going see uncle Jules?

kwafé

regular verb
English:do hair
Synonyms:hair dress; style hair; fix hair

“M'a kouri koté Franswá pou li kwafé mô shvé.”

— I'll run to Franswá's for him to fix my hair.

kwak

interjection
English:honk

kwat

Noun
English:quart

kwi; joni; rousi

regular verb
English:brown

“To bezwin kwi lavyann un ti brin avan.”

— First, you need to brown your meat a little bit.

“Li té joní dan soléy-la.”

— He got brown in the sun.

kwin

noun
English:corner

“Li o kwin.”

— He's on the corner.

“O kwi lari Sin-Mattin é Iyasint.”

— At the corner of St. Martin and Hyacinthe Streets.