ebouriffle- disheveled hair
eclaircie- clearing in a forest
egrafigner- scratch
esperer- await
etouffee- a dish that is first boiled, then simmered
fais-dodo- a dance party
fanferluche- frills
fayot- kidney bean
femme- woman, wife
feve- bean, pea
ficher- leave, escape
fifolet- will-of-the-wisp
file- powdered sassafrass
fille- girl
filleu- godson
filleuse- goddaughter
fomage- cheese
fordoches- trash, troubles
fosse- grave
frequenter- to court someone
frete- cold
gardesoleil- sunhat or bonnet
galerie- porch
gambleur- gambler
gargoton- throat
garocher- pelt with stones
gogo- buttocks
gomme- chewing gum
goujon- catfish
gourge- dollar
graisse- grease
grand- great or big
grandemaman- grandmother
gratons- "crackling" cornbread
greyer- equip, furnish, provide
gris-gris- voodoo charm or spell
grive- robin
grocerie- grocery
guette-la- watch it
guigui- long time resident of New Orleans
gumbo- type of thick stew made with okra and meat and spices
gumbo ya-ya- everyone talks at once
hachi- seasoned ground meat, pork sausage cooked together
haler- pull
haricots- green beans
hein- you understand
herbe a la puce- poison ivy
heure- being late for something
honte- afraid
honteux,euse- timid, diffident, embarrassed
huitres- oysters
ilet- city square, a square of ground
ikre- hickory
introduire-introduce
jambalaya- seafood or another meat mixed with rice and sausage
jambon- ham
jamais- never
jardin- garden
jongler- to dream, to have reveries, to think seriously
jour- very early
jusqu' a tant que- until
joie de vivre- joy of life
jolie- pretty
korusse- rooster
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