paren
NounEnglish:parent, relative
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Louisiana Creole words starting with “P”
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paren
nounEnglish:relative
paren avèk
Adjectival PhraseEnglish:related to
paren; parenté
adjectiveEnglish:related
“paren avèk kékun”
— to be related to someone
parenté
adjectiveEnglish:family
Synonyms:related
parese
AdjectiveEnglish:like, similar
parfe, pafé
AdjectiveEnglish:perfect
pari
NounEnglish:bet, wager
pari
nounEnglish:wager
“Mô frær té fé un pari avèk mò.”
— My brother made a wager with me.
“Ki çé ki pari-la?”
— What is the wager?
“Mo linm fè pari-yé ak mô zami, mo toujour ganyé!”
— I love making wagers with my friends, I always win!
parigori
nounEnglish:paregoric
parin
NounEnglish:godfather
parié, fé pari, pari
regular verbEnglish:bet
“Mo pari twa li p'alé vini.”
— I bet you he won't show up.
“Li té parié mò di pyas.”
— He bet me ten dollars.
park, Pak
NounEnglish:park
parle on
regular verbEnglish:say(a prayer over someone or something to heal)
parlé
VerbEnglish:to speak / to talk
“Li parlé kréyòl.”
— He/she speaks Creole.