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Definition of bayou noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bayou

noun
 
/ˈbaɪuː/
 
/ˈbaɪuː/
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  1. a branch of a river in the southern US that moves very slowly and has many plants growing in it
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Louisiana French, from Choctaw bayuk.
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