pròp
pronounEnglish:own
Synonyms:his own; her own; my own; our own
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Louisiana Creole words starting with “P”
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pròsh
AdjectiveEnglish:adv near, nearly, almost
pròsh
adverbEnglish:closely
“Y'apé swivi ça pròsh.”
— They're following it closely.
pròsh
adverbEnglish:nearly
pròsh paréy (alt: parèy)
adjectiveEnglish:similar
pròsh, pròsh de
PrepositionEnglish: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.
pròsèsyon
nounEnglish:procession
prœf
nounEnglish:proof
ptidnesan
NounEnglish:stinkbug
punèz
nounEnglish: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
AdjectiveEnglish:pure
purite
NounEnglish:weight
purité
nounEnglish:purity