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Louisiana Creole words starting with “L”

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lé

Adverb
English:thousand
English:blues

“(Music genre) Li shant léblouz.”

— He sings Blues.

“(Depressed) Li viní dékourajé apré sô louvraj frémé.”

— She got down in the dumps when her job closed.

English:education

“Li pa gin lédikasyon.”

— She has no education (she is ignorant).

“Pou un bon lédikasyon, to gin pou kouri dòt plas.”

— For a good education, you've to go someplace else.

English:leghorn (chicken)

léjé

Adjective
English:light, thin
English:caldron

“Dan tem-çéla, ça sé fé dê graton endan un gro lékipaj.”

— In the past, they would make hog crackling in a big caldron.

léko

noun
English:echo
Synonyms:sound
Antonyms:silence

“Mo tandé un léko.”

— I heard an echo.