Cajun
pronunciation
How to pronounce Cajun in British English:
UK [ˈkeɪdʒn]
How to pronounce Cajun in American English:
US [ˈkedʒən]
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- Noun:
- a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian')
Word Origin
- cajun
- cajun: [19] Cajun, denoting a French-speaking culture of Louisiana, USA, is an alteration of Acadian. Acadia was the name of a French colony in Canada (now Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island) whose inhabitants were driven out by the British in the 18th century and migrated to the southern states of the USA (the source of the original French Acadie is not known). The word became much more widely known in the 1980s following a sudden fashion for Cajun food and dance music.
- Cajun
- 1868, Cagian, dialectic pronunciation of Acadian, from Acadia, former French colony in what is now Canadian Maritimes. Its French setters were dispersed and exiled by the English and thousands made their way to New Orleans in the period 1764-1788.
Example
- 1. Located at the mouth of the mississippi river , this city is renowned for its jazz music , wild nightlife and cajun cuisine .
- 2. Top a small baked potato with 2 tablespoons fat-free plain yogurt and sprinkle with cajun seasoning .
- 3. The storm also flooded new orleans and extensively damaged houma indian and cajun settlements in the louisiana marshes .
- 4. Mississippi is the home of the mud pie , cajun fried pecans , sweet potato crunch , fried shrimp , and catfish .
- 5. If you like catfish , then you might like our cajun catfish sandwich .