English:horsefly
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Louisiana Creole words starting with “D”
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démoush, moush
NounEnglish:fly
démoush-a-vèr
nounEnglish:green fly
English:bee
Synonyms:insect; honey bee
“Navé dê ta moush kan mo té piti, mé na pi, lála.”
— There used to be so many bees when I was young, but not anymore.
“Li mandé sô popá pou ékspliké zozo é moush-la-yé.”
— He asked his dad to explain the birds and the bees.
English:watermelon
“Li linm manjé démélondo.”
— He loves to eat watermelon.
“Diji démélondo”
— Watermelon juice
démélé
regular verbEnglish:untangle
English:bush
English:blackberry bush
English:to move (change location or habitation)
dénishé, dénish
VerbEnglish:to rout out
dénishé; lévé
regular verbEnglish:rout out
dénwa gal
nounEnglish:gall nut
dénwa; nwazèt
nounEnglish:walnut
“In gato dénwa”
— A walnut cake
“In gato nwazèt”
— A walnut cake
départemon
NounEnglish:department
dépens; fré
nounEnglish:expense
Synonyms:fee; cost
“Ça çé un dépens to ka déklaré.”
— That's an expense that you declare/write off.
“Kombyin yê fré?”
— What's their fee?