bayou

Etymology
From, from. .

Noun

 * 1) A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
 * 2) A swamp; a marshy (stagnant) body of water.
 * 1) A swamp; a marshy (stagnant) body of water.

Usage notes

 * Used almost exclusively to refer to bodies of water in Louisiana and adjoining areas, including southern Mississippi, Alabama, eastern Texas, Arkansas, and Florida.

Translations

 * Czech: mrtvé rameno, močálovité rameno
 * Finnish: lutakko
 * French: ,
 * Italian:, ramo paludoso
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: bayou

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) a stagnant body of water left behind by the meandering of the Mississippi River in Louisiana or elsewhere; a