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Louisiana Creole words starting with “P

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pròp

pronoun
English:own
Synonyms:his own; her own; my own; our own

pròsh

Adjective
English:adv near, nearly, almost

pròsh

adverb
English:closely

Y'apé swivi ça pròsh.

They're following it closely.

English:near, almost, nearby

Yé rès pròsh de lamézon.

They stay nearby.

English:close

(Adj) Pròsh lamézon

close to the house

(Adj) Orò légliz

Close to the church

(Adv) Jou pa pré bèt-la-yé.

Don't play close to the animals.

English:almost

Mo bezwin brosé mô den-yé. Çé pròsh tem pou koushé.

I need to brush my teeth. It's almost time to go to bed.

punèz

noun
English:bedbug

Apré mô voyaj, mo méné bæk dê punèz a lamézon.

After my trip, I brought back bedbugs to the house.

Unn fwa to gin punèz a lamézon, çé difisil débarasé yé.

Once you've bedbugs at the house, it's hard to get rid of them.

pur

Adjective
English:pure