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English words starting with “C”

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churn

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:bat, bari

“Pou lakrèmm, yé bat ça dousmen.”

— For ice cream, they slow churn it.

cicada

noun
Louisiana Creole:sigal

cigar

noun
Louisiana Creole:sigá, siga

“Pap té fumé sigá, mé pa mò.”

— Dad smoked cigar, but not me.

“Mo envy fumé un bon sigá.”

— I feel like smoking a nice cigar.

Louisiana Creole:sigarèt, sigarét

“Fumé sigarèt, çé pa bon pour twa.”

— Smoking cigarettes is not good for you.

Louisiana Creole:tenkina

“tree, bark”

cinema

noun
Louisiana Creole:téyat
Louisiana Creole:lakanèl

“To ka fé un bon dité avèk lakanèl.”

— You can make a nice tea with cinnamon.

circle

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:entouré, sèrklé, særklé, ron, sèrk

“Alon særklé li kom ça li pa kapab sorti.”

— Let's surround/circle it so that it cannot get away.

circulate

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:sirkulé, sirkilé

“Yé va sirkulé kishòj avan lamès.”

— They will circulate/pass out something before mass.

circus

noun
Louisiana Creole:sirk, sirie

“Sirk di soléy”

— Cirque du soleil

“Alon o sirk.”

— Let's go to the circus.

Louisiana Creole:sitènn, tonn, sitén

“Dan tem-çála, navé un gro sitènn drèt a koté lamézon pou trapé dilo.”

— In those days, there was a large cistern right next to the house for catching water.