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Louisiana Creole words starting with “P”

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pézan

Noun
English:nightmare (incubus)

pézé

regular verb
English:weigh

“Kombyin ça pèz?”

— How much does it weigh?

“Mo pèz ...”

— I weigh ...

pê

noun
English:pair
Synonyms:couple
Antonyms:one

“Un pê linèt-yé”

— A pair of glasses/spectacles

“Un pê boug-yé”

— A couple of dudes

“Dé pê snike-yé”

— Two pairs of tennis shoes

English:to fish

“Nou alé pêché nan bayou.”

— We went fishing in the bayou.

pêshé

regular verb
English:avoid

“Li vini a koté mò pou pêshé damm-la wa li.”

— She came on the side of me to avoid the lady from seeing her.

“Pou pêshé li jiré, li té fé tou ça li té bezwin fé.”

— To avoid being cursed at, he did everything he needed to do.

“Mo pêsh.”

— I avoid.

pîn

noun
English:painting
English:apple

“gargan”

— Adam's apple

“dibwa depòm”

— Apple tree

“la kalbas swiv lalyòn”

— teh apple doesn't fall far from the tree

pòr

noun
English:port