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cajun

/ˈkeɪ.d͡ʒən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
ca-jun
IPA
/ˈkeɪ.d͡ʒən/
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, primarily French-speaking Catholic and living in Southern Louisiana and Maine.

noun

Any uneducated, poor Francophone in French Louisiana.

Dated

adj

Relating to the Cajun people or their culture.

adj

Of spicy food prepared in the style of the Cajun cuisine.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Cajun.

Example Sentences

Etymology

An Anglicization of the Acadian French Cadien (itself an aphetic form of Acadien (“Acadian”)), reflecting the palatalization of /dj/ to /d͡ʒ/ in the Acadian dialect.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Cajuns (plural) Cadien (alternative) Cajin (alternative) Cadjin (alternative) Cagin (alternative)

Phrases

Cajun Creole Cajun flamingo Cajun French Cajun accordion

Synonyms

coonass

Rhymes With

contagion trajan bajan

Questions

How do you pronounce cajun?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkeɪ.d͡ʒən/.
What does cajun mean?
A member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, primarily French-speaking Catholic and living in Southern Louisiana and Maine.
Where does cajun come from?
An Anglicization of the Acadian French Cadien (itself an aphetic form of Acadien (“Acadian”)), reflecting the palatalization of /dj/ to /d͡ʒ/ in the Acadian dialect.

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