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English words starting with “C”

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catch a glimpse

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:enntwa

“Mo jus enntwá un shevrey.”

— I just caught a glimpse of a squirrel.

Louisiana Creole:kècha, kéchá

“In baseball”

Louisiana Creole:pasparòl

“Donn-mò un pasparòl.”

— Give me a catchword.

Louisiana Creole:katéshis, katechis

“Mo fé mô katéshis é tou a légliz a Sin-Mattin.”

— I did my catechism and everything at the church in St. Martinville.

Louisiana Creole:shiniy, chini

“O, mo linmé pa shiniy-la-yé kan mo té piti.”

— Oh! I didn't like caterpillars when I was a kid.

Louisiana Creole:Katolik

“Tou mô famiy çé katolik.”

— All of my family is Catholic.

“Légliz katolik”

— Catholic church

cattle

noun
Louisiana Creole:bèt; bétay

“Li chué nô bétay.”

— It killed our cattle.

caught

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:pri; prenn

“Mo té pri.”

— I was caught. (Also: I was stuck)

Louisiana Creole:déshouflè

“Mo linm pa déshouflè. Yé anmèr.”

— I don't like cauliflower. They're bitter.

Louisiana Creole:garféteer, garfétœr

cause

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:fé; kozé

“Çé li ki té kozé ça.”

— It's he who caused that.

cause

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:fé di mal

“fé di mal”

— cause pain