What is my love in Cajun French? (2023)

How do you say love in Cajun?

“Cher” Have you ever heard someone called Cher (share or sha)? It is a term of endearment or even a greeting to another person. It is comparable to “love” or “dear,” and it is traditionally used by Cajuns amongst friends and family.

“Amou” or “Amou mwen” are Haitian Creole phrases that mean “my love.”

Ça c'est bon (Sa say boh(n)): That's good.

Mon beau / Ma belle / Ma beauté

Mon beau is typically used for a boyfriend, but can also be used for a close friend or family member, while ma belle is for women. Ma beauté can be used for both female and male loved ones.

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Cher (shaa)

A term of affection meaning darling, dear, or sweetheart.

And as in most one pot meals, it always seems to be just a bit better the next day. Gumbo YaYa gets its name from Chef Paul Prudhomme who claimed that the gumbo was so good it made you say “Ya Ya!" Try this recipe, and you'll be saying it too!

Embossed with the words 'belle ame' meaning 'beautiful soul' in French, our Belle Ame charm is a loving reminder that your beauty shines through from the inside out.

A susu or sou-sou or osusu or asue (also known as a merry-go-round, Partner or Pawdna in Jamaica and sol in Haiti)) is a form of rotating savings and credit association, a type of informal savings club arrangement between a small group of people who take turns by "throwing hand", as the partners call it.

masculine noun. (baby talk) faire dodo to sleep. aller faire dodo to go to beddy-byes. un bon gros dodo a lovely long sleep.

How do Cajuns say baby?

bébé (n.m.) 1. baby.

Boo. A term of endearment a parent or grandparent would call a small child, presumably Cajun in origin. Sometimes refers to your sweetheart, too.

Ma chérie / mon chéri

This means my darling or my sweetheart. Say ma chérie when speaking to a female, and mon chéri when speaking to a male.

Sha: Louisiana Cajun and Creole slang, derived from the French cher. Term of affection meaning darling, dear, or sweetheart.

“Welcome to Sha Baby's, sha baby,” greets 4-year-old Bella. Sha Baby is a term stemming from the French word “cher,” which means dear one, and the common pronunciation of the word by those of Cajun descent.

Bébé means baby in French, but the Cajun version is pronounced “beb” and is used like “babe.”

9. “Cher” Cher (share or sha) is a term of endearment used when greeting another person. It's similar to “love” or “dear,” and is traditionally used by Cajuns.

Cajun French: means "Well then"; used to delight, shock, exasperation, etc. Pronunciation "may" or "meh" "Sha"

Translation of parrain – French-English dictionary

godfather, godmother, godparent [noun] a person who, at a child's baptism, promises to take an active interest in its welfare.

What does Hoi yah mean?

The absurd call and response trend has now weaseled its way onto TikTok. In 2015, a Viner posted a video where one person shouted, "can I get a hoya?" ( meaning, "can I get an oh yeah?"). Then another person jumped from the top of the stairs onto a mattress screaming, "hoya!" The jumper stood up and said, "yaaaah" .

Social / Cultural Context: The term is used particularly in Cajun families in a everyday context to refer to their godfathers and godmothers.

Tres Belle, meaning very beautiful.

French. English. t'es trop belle. you're too beautiful.

Noun. belle-fille f (plural belles-filles) daughter-in-law (wife of one's child)

Zuzu is southern slang for a cookie, as in “Can I have some more zuzus, Mama?” The original zuzus were ginger snaps made by Nabisco.

Pepe may refer to secondhand clothes that are commonly worn by its population in Haiti. These clothes are usually sent from the United States. The Haitian textile industry has suffered due to the widespread popularity of pepe. There have even been discussions about banning the import of pepe.

"Sak Pase" is a common Haitian Creole phrase that means "What's happening? It is often used to greet friends, similar to how you would say "what's up" in English. The expected response is "N'ap boule." Which literally translates "we're burning" but it actually means "we're hanging out." Less. Jenn H.

From the Swahili: Embe dodo sawa sawa na kisukari. Translation: “A dodo (a type of mango) is the same as ( just as good as) a kisukari (a type of banana). Meaning: Don't be too choosy as it is better to have something than to have absolutely nothing.

Turns out the word “Pookie” is the short for “poukave”, a french slang word meaning snitch.

What is dodoo?

noun. ˈdü-(ˌ)dü : feces. Phrases. in deep doo-doo.

papaw (plural papaws) (US, dialect, Southern US) Alternative form of pawpaw, a grandfather, especially one's paternal grandfather. (US, dialect, Southern US, less commonly) A father.

Cajun English, or Cajun Vernacular English, is the dialect of English spoken by Cajuns living in Southern Louisiana.

Louisiana French (Cajun French: français de la Louisiane; Louisiana Creole: françé la lwizyàn) is an umbrella term for the dialects and varieties of the French language spoken traditionally by French Louisianians in colonial Lower Louisiana.

According to the Urban Dictionary, the word 'bae' is the acronym for 'before anyone else. ' It's also short for 'babe' or 'baby. ' However, you will also hear friends refer to each other as boo or bae, which means, for some people, it's a term of endearment.

A boy or girl that's not your boyfriend or girlfriend but you share a good relationship and you love him or her and yall have respect for each other.

[tata ] (informal) feminine noun (baby talk) auntie. Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers.

Interjection. boo-ya. (slang) An exclamation of joy, excitement or triumph. quotations ▼

“Cher” Have you ever heard someone called Cher (share or sha)? It is a term of endearment or even a greeting to another person. It is comparable to “love” or “dear,” and it is traditionally used by Cajuns amongst friends and family.

nipple; breast; udder.

What does Teton mean in Cajun French?

breast. Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers.

Nonc (Nonk): Uncle.

Parents are Mama and Papa, or Maman or Papere, or Mere or Pere. Many Southern women call their fathers Daddy throughout their lives.