rabouter- join end to end, piece
raccourci- shortcut
racmodage- mending, darning
racmoder- mend, patch
racoin- corner, nook
raconteur- storyteller
rameau- magnolia
rat de bois- oppossum
ravet- cockroach
regarde- regard
remarque- remark
revien- return
roitelet- wren
ronce- blackberry bush
roupiller- doze
roux- browned flour used as a base in Cajun cooking
sacacoua- racket, uproar, hubub
sacalait- whitefish
sacamite- hominy
sauce piquant- a tomato and seasonings gravy
saucisse- sausage
sauter- jump
savates- slippers
sirop- syrup
sirugien- surgeon
soco- muscadine or fox grape
soldat- solider
sou- cent
souris-chaude- bat
sucre- sugar
suspecte- sensitive, susceptible
tac-tac- popcorn
tafia- liqour made from molasses, sugar cane, and brown sugar
taiaut- hound
tambour- drum, tambour
tamponne- stout, stumpy woman
taoubas- noisy gathering
tapocher- tap, strike, beat
tasso- dried strips of meat, jerky
taureau- bull
tiyon- turban
tondre- fungus collected for kindling
traine- in disorder
traiteur- healer
tres- very
tripoter- to feel up someone
trois- three
tu parle Cajun- do you speak Cajun?
un/e- one, an, a
veillee- evening party
veiller- to pass the evening with
verglan- sleet
viens avec moi- come with me
Vieux Carre- French quarter of New Orleans
vite- quick, fast
vivre pour manger- live to eat
volier- flock of birds
voyage- load
wagonnette- small cart or wagon
yagourt- yogurt
zirete- hideous
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