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bayou

[bahy-oo, bahy-oh] / ˈbaɪ u, ˈbaɪ oʊ /
NOUN
swampy outlet
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Laughter and smoke from boudin and BBQ chicken drifted out across the bayou.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

The day after Ida struck, Story motored through the bayou in his boat, photographing his camp and others to reassure neighbors their cabins had survived.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

Del Rey, 39, was photographed getting married in Des Allemands, La., at the public bayou were Dufrene works, the Daily Mail reported.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2024

Tiana’s takes an even lighter touch to theme park narrative design, as the story push is simply going on a journey in search of bayou musicians.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2024

The one that would lead me down to the bayou.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

The family’s roots sprang from enslaved forebears, including Willie Rosenthal, whose dozen children and grandchildren rose from the Central Louisiana bayous to attain social and professional prominence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

“But our Giselle was transposed out of Austria to the bayous of Louisiana, so it made it relevant to us at the time.”

From New York Times Mar. 31, 2024

A longtime hunter, he had been raised in Orange County but born to roam — into the bayous of Louisiana and the mountains of Colorado and many points between.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2023

The flat, sparsely populated land divided by the Mississippi River delta is marbled by bayous and bays.

From Washington Times Aug. 10, 2023

“Yes. But not today. Today we join expert tour guide Merle Hodge on a lavish journey through the Arkansas bayous to seek out the elusive Lazarus woodpecker.”

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley




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