Bayou (Bayoo, spr. bai-u, verderbt aus franz. boyau, Darm), in der nordamerikan. Union, besonders in der Golfniederung, Bezeichnung für den Abfluß eines Sees oder den schleichenden Nebenarm eines Flusses oder auch für tief in das Land sich erstreckende seichte Meeresarme am Golf von Mexiko. The B. State, Beiname des Staates Mississippi.
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bayou — bayou … Dictionnaire des rimes
Bayou — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Intersección del Bayou Teche y de una parte del río Atachafalaya, cerca de Patterson (Luisiana) … Wikipedia Español
bayou — [ baju ] n. m. • bayouk 1699; mot indien bajuk « rivière » ♦ En Louisiane et dans le bas Mississippi, Eaux peu profondes à faible courant, ou stagnantes (bras secondaire de rivière, méandre abandonné). ⇒ marigot. Traverser des bayous. ● bayou nom … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bayou — Bay ou, n.; pl. {Bayous}. [North Am. Indian bayuk, in F. spelling bayouc, bayouque.] 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bayou — BAYÓU s. f. 1. canal ce traversează terenurile mlăştinoase. 2. lac în formă de semicerc pe bucla unui meandru. (< fr., engl. bayou) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
bayou — 1766, via Louisiana French, from Choctaw bayuk small stream … Etymology dictionary
bayou — ☆ bayou [bī′o͞o΄; ] also [ bī′ō΄ ] n. [AmFr < Choctaw bayuk, small stream] in some parts of the S U.S., a sluggish, marshy inlet or outlet of a lake, river, etc … English World dictionary
Bayou — Le Bayou Cypress dans le comté de Jefferson au Texas autre région de bayous … Wikipédia en Français
Bayou — A bayou (pronounced IPA| [ˈbaɪ oʊ] or IPA| [ˈbaɪ uː] ) is a small, slow moving stream or creek, or a lake or pool (bayou lake) that lies in an abandoned channel of a stream. Bayous are usually located in relatively flat, low lying areas, for… … Wikipedia
Bayou — Der Big Cypress Bayou bei Jefferson, Texas Der … Deutsch Wikipedia
