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English words starting with “B

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bun

noun
Louisiana Creole:bouboul; kartosh; chòkòt; tòrkèt; tòrtiyon
Synonyms:hair bun; hair style

Mô défin manm té fé un tòrkèt enhó sô latèt.

My late mother used to do a bun on her head.

Vyé mounn-la té toujou fé un bouboul en yê latèt.

The old people used to always put their hair in a bun on their head.

bunch

noun
Louisiana Creole:bann; ging; paké

Navé un bann malfétè.

There was a bunch of thugs.

Ging piti-la toujou apé joué ensemb.

That bunch of kids are always playing together.

bundle

noun
Louisiana Creole:paké

burial

noun
Louisiana Creole:entèrmen, entærmen

Y na un entærmen ojordi.

There is a burial today.

Sô entèrmen té tris.

His burial was sad.

Louisiana Creole:kavó

Kavó-la-yé ojordi çé tro shær.

The burial vaults today are too expensive.

Yé gin un kavó pou tou yê famiy.

They've a burial vault for the whole family.

burn

Noun
Louisiana Creole:brilmen

burn

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:brulé, brilé, bourlé, brulir, brilir

Difé ka brilé twa.

Fire can burn you.

Ça va brilé!

That will burn!

burns

noun
Louisiana Creole:brulmen, brilmen; (heart) brilmen éstomá
Synonyms:burning

Mashé dê féy shènn é avalé diji-la. Bwa un ti pé dolo sodá osi.

Chew some oak leaves and swallow the juice. Drink a little soda water, too.

burp

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:roté

Dilé-la fé li roté toultem.

The milk makes him burp a lot.

burst

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:bes; défensé; éklaté

bury

regular verb
Louisiana Creole:entéré

Démin yé va entéré li.

Tomorrow they will bury him.

Nou entèr li sanmdi.

We are burying him Saturday.

bus

Noun
Louisiana Creole:bus, bis, bòs, bes

bush

noun
Louisiana Creole:démélé; lalyonn demi; lyann