spice
NounLouisiana Creole:zépis, zepis
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spider
NounLouisiana Creole:zaryin
spider
NounLouisiana Creole:arégnen
spider
nounLouisiana Creole:lañé; zaréñé; nañé
Synonyms:insect; bug
“Un fil nañé”
— A spider's web
spiderweb
Noun PhraseLouisiana Creole:fil zaryin, zaryen
spike
regular verbLouisiana Creole:(hair) drésé
spin
regular verbLouisiana Creole:tounné, tourné; valsé; viré
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.
spindle
regular verbLouisiana Creole:baro
spine
nounLouisiana Creole:léshin; rin; rinché
spines of a fish
NounLouisiana Creole:zarèt
spirit
nounLouisiana Creole:Èspri; spérit
“(idiomatic) mové vivan”
— evil spirit that haunts houses
“spérit Bondjé”
— spirit of God
“mo té wá un èspri endan lamézon-la.”
— I saw a spirit in the house.
spirit of God
nounLouisiana Creole:spèrit Bondjè; cf. sperit
Louisiana Creole:lèspri
spit
regular verbLouisiana Creole:krashé, krasha
“Krashé nan lær li va tombé enhó vou nê”
— spit in the air and it'll fall on [top of] your nose
spit out
regular verbLouisiana Creole:dégobyé