bayuco

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bayou, from Choctaw bayuk (creek).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /baˈʝuko/ [baˈʝu.ko]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baˈʃuko/ [baˈʃu.ko]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baˈʒuko/ [baˈʒu.ko]

  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Syllabification: ba‧yu‧co

Noun

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bayuco m (plural bayucos)

  1. (Louisiana) bayou
    Synonym: pantano