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English words starting with “B”

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ban

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:oté; défenn
Synonyms:exclude; prohibit

“Yé té défenn boug-la-yé rentré endan.”

— They banned the guys from going inside.

banana

noun
Louisiana Creole:banann, banònn, banan

“To pe ashté kèk banann pou lamézon?”

— Can you buy a few bananas for the house?

Louisiana Creole:gato banann, gato banònn

“O, mo sé linmé manjé di gato banònn, lá.”

— Oh! I'd love to eat me some banana cake, right now.

banana curl

imperative
Louisiana Creole:nat

“Li sé mèt sô shvé en nat.”

— She would put her hair in a banana curl.

band

noun
Louisiana Creole:bann; bènn (from English "band")
Synonyms:music

“Yé gin un bon bènn o vilaj aswar.”

— They've a good band in town tonight.

bandage

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:pansé

“To gin pou pansé ça pou oté jèmm.”

— You've to bandage it to avoid germs.

bandit

Noun
Louisiana Creole:bandi

bang

onomatopoeia
Louisiana Creole:kabó; pinm; pralapaw

banish

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:bani

“Yé banní li yê saloun.”

— They banished him from their saloon.

banjo

Noun
Louisiana Creole:banndjo, bindjo

bank

noun
Louisiana Creole:bank, kòt, lékòr, labank, bani

“Tou mô famiy rèst en lékòr Lafosriviyè.”

— All of my family lives on the banks of the False River.

bank up

imperative
Louisiana Creole:bité; kolé; lébay

“plants”

bankrupt

Adjective
Louisiana Creole:béngkrop