bayou Meaning, Definition & Usage
-
noun a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
WordNet
Bay"ou noun
Etymology
[North Am. IndianWordforms
Definitions
An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement except from tide and wind. Southern U. S.A dark slender thread of a bayou moves loiteringly northeastward into a swamp of huge cypresses. G. W. Cable.
