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Louisiana Creole words starting with “P”

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English:diver
Synonyms:swimmer

“Li çé plonjèr. Çé ça li fé dan lavi.”

— He is a diver. That's what he does for a living.

plote

Verb (intransitive)
English:more
English:dish

“Un plá manjé”

— A dish of food

“Un plato doudous”

— A platter of sweets/candy

“Un plá kribis”

— A crawfish dish

plèr

regular verb
English:please

“deden”

— hard to please

English:beg

“L'apé fé sô babìnn é apé priyé pou mo donn li kèkshòj a manjé.”

— He's pouting and begging me to give him something to eat.

“Alon, asé priyé kom ça.”

— Alright, enough with all that begging.

plén

Noun
English:pregnant

pléni

noun
English:extroverted
Synonyms:outgoing

plény

adjective
English:outgoing
English:to cry
Antonyms:Ri

plòt

Noun
English:ball (for a game)