walnut
nounLouisiana Creole:dénwa; nwazèt
“In gato dénwa”
— A walnut cake
“In gato nwazèt”
— A walnut cake
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English words starting with “W”
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walnut tree
NounLouisiana Creole:nwayé, mwaye
waltz
regular verbLouisiana Creole:valsé, vals
“Kadjin-yé linm valsé. Vyé moun kréyol itou.”
— Cajuns enjoy waltzing. Old Creoles, too.
wand (magic)
nounLouisiana Creole:bagèt
wane
regular verbLouisiana Creole:déklinné
Synonyms:decline; diminish; reduce; go down
Antonyms:produce; lift
“Dékònn-la apé déklinné.”
— The sugar cane is waning.
waning
regular verbLouisiana Creole:ap déklinné; t'apé déklinné
“ap déklinné”
— waning
“t'apé déklinné”
— was/were waning
want
irregular verbLouisiana Creole:olé
Synonyms:feel like
“M'olé wa li, mé mo pa gin tem pou résté.”
— I want to see her, but I don't have time to stay.
war
NounLouisiana Creole:gér
war
nounLouisiana Creole:lagè
“Mo p'olé kouri a lagè.”
— I don't want to go to war.
“Çé toultem lagè isit.”
— It's always a war here.
ward off
regular verbLouisiana Creole:paré
warlock
nounLouisiana Creole:sòrshyé
warm
regular verbLouisiana Creole:shofé
“Va shofé mò dépwa blan.”
— Go warm me some white beans.
“Li t'apé shofé mò.”
— He was getting me hot.
warm
adjectiveLouisiana Creole:mañè sho; ti brin sho
“(Tem) Ça fé mañè sho ojordi.”
— (Weather) It's warm today.
“Çé pa asé sho, lá.”
— It's not warm enough, yet.
warn
irregular verbLouisiana Creole:avètti
“M'alé avètti twa jish ènn fwa.”
— I'm only going to warn you once.
“Gro nonm-la té avèttí yé mé yé pa rété.”
— The boss warned them but they kept going.
warning
exclamationLouisiana Creole:lavètismen, laværtismen
“Ina un lavètismen, lá.”
— There's a warning there.