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English words starting with “B”

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bun

noun
Louisiana Creole:bouboul; kartosh; chòkòt; tòrkèt; tòrtiyon
Synonyms:hair bun; hair style

“Mô défin manm té fé un tòrkèt enhó sô latèt.”

— My late mother used to do a bun on her head.

“Vyé mounn-la té toujou fé un bouboul en yê latèt.”

— The old people used to always put their hair in a bun on their head.

bunch

noun
Louisiana Creole:bann; ging; paké

“Navé un bann malfétè.”

— There was a bunch of thugs.

“Ging piti-la toujou apé joué ensemb.”

— That bunch of kids are always playing together.

bundle

noun
Louisiana Creole:paké

burial

noun
Louisiana Creole:entèrmen, entærmen

“Y na un entærmen ojordi.”

— There is a burial today.

“Sô entèrmen té tris.”

— His burial was sad.

Louisiana Creole:kavó

“Kavó-la-yé ojordi çé tro shær.”

— The burial vaults today are too expensive.

“Yé gin un kavó pou tou yê famiy.”

— They've a burial vault for the whole family.

burn

Noun
Louisiana Creole:brilmen

burn

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:brulé, brilé, bourlé, brulir, brilir

“Difé ka brilé twa.”

— Fire can burn you.

“Ça va brilé!”

— That will burn!

burns

noun
Louisiana Creole:brulmen, brilmen; (heart) brilmen éstomá
Synonyms:burning

“Mashé dê féy shènn é avalé diji-la. Bwa un ti pé dolo sodá osi.”

— Chew some oak leaves and swallow the juice. Drink a little soda water, too.

burp

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:roté

“Dilé-la fé li roté toultem.”

— The milk makes him burp a lot.

burst

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:bes; défensé; éklaté

bury

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:entéré

“Démin yé va entéré li.”

— Tomorrow they will bury him.

“Nou entèr li sanmdi.”

— We are burying him Saturday.

bus

Noun
Louisiana Creole:bus, bis, bòs, bes

bush

noun
Louisiana Creole:démélé; lalyonn demi; lyann