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Louisiana Creole words starting with “T”

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toulédé

adjective
English:both

“Yé toulédé mourí.”

— Both are dead.

English:every morning

“Toulématin mo lèv bonœr.”

— Every morning I wake up early.

toulémwa

adverb
English:every month

“Toulémwa mo va wa li.”

— Every month I go to see her.

English:walk around
Synonyms:wander
Antonyms:sit

“Navé in vyé nonm ki té konné tounnayé tou koté alentour isit.”

— There was an old gentleman who used to stay walking around in this area.

English:spin
Synonyms:turn; waltz

“(general - tounné) fé (sô) latèt tounné”

— to make one's head spin

“(games/dance - valsé) Pap linm kouri valsé koté Slim a Lawtell. Valsé un toupi.”

— Dad enjoys going waltz at Slim's in Lawtell. Spin a top.

“(spin around - viré) Li t'apé viré parèy un toupi.”

— She was spinning around like a top.

tour

noun
English:jaunt

tour

regular verb
English:round
English:turn

“(games) Çé tô tour astœr.”

— It's your turn now.

tourdi

Adjective
English:whiplash