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Louisiana Creole words starting with “T”

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tou

Adjective
English:all
English:all at once
Synonyms:all of a sudden

“Mo t'apé travayé dan lakour, é tou d'un koup shin-la komensé jappé.”

— I was working in the yard, and all of a sudden the dog started barking.

“Si to fini li tou d'un kou, nou ka kouri shærshé lakrèmm apré.”

— If you finish it all at once, we can go get some ice cream after.

English:possession

“li té prenn tou li té gin”

— he took all of his possessions

“bitin”

— household possession

tou lanwi

adverb
English:all night long

“Ti bébé-la té brayé tou lanwi.”

— That baby cried all night long.

“Mo pasé tou lanwi a kwi pou Pak.”

— I cooked all night long for Easter.

English:entirely
Synonyms:wholly
Antonyms:partially

“Yé résté dan l'afær tou longè san ouvèr laboush.”

— They stayed in during the entire thing without opening their mouth.

tou pagayé

Adjectival Phrase
English:messy, to be in disarray

tou pattou

adjective
English:all over
Synonyms:everywhere