Sure you have heard a Cajun phrase at some point in your life but do you know which one is the most popular? Well if you doing then we have a gift for you, in this article we have listed all the famous cajun sayings that we think you would enjoy phrasing them when you are with your friends!
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Cajun sayings for food
“LAISSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULER”
“FAIS-DO-DO”
“HOLY TRINITY”
“CHER”
“PIROGUES”
“GRIS GRIS”
“LAGNIAPPE”
“HOW’S YA MAMA AN’ THEM?”
Allons [Ah-loh(n)]: Let’s go.
Ça c’est bon (Sa say boh(n)): That’s good.
Ça va (Sa va): How are you? And it’s also the response “I’m well.”
C’est tout (Say too): That’s all.
Cher [sha]: A term of endearment usually used with women, similar to ‘dear’ or ‘sweetheart.’ “Would you like another cup of coffee, cher?”
Chevrette (she-vret): Shrimp
Cocodril (ko-ko-dree): Alligator
Courtbouillon (coo-boo-yon): A rich, spicy tomato-based soup or stew made with fish fillets, onions, and sometimes mixed vegetables.
Envie [ah(n)-vee] A longing or hunger to do or eat something. Other Southerners might use the word ‘hankering’ where a Cajun would use ‘envie.’ “I’ve got an envie for some boudin.”
Fais do-do [fay doe-doe]: A Cajun dance party. (Also, an expression adults use when they want children to go to sleep.) “Will we see you at the fais do do?”
Filé [fee-lay]: Ground sassafras leaves used to season, among other things, gumbo.
Frottior [froh-twahr]: A washboard or rubboard used as a musical instrument in zydeco and Cajun music.
Gris-gris [gree-gree] To put a curse on someone. Frequently used in jest, not in reference to actual black magic. “Grandma got so mad when I ate her pie, she put a gris gris on me.”
Honte [hont]: Embarrassed or ashamed. “I drank too much and fell into the bayou. Boy, was I honte!”
Joie de vivre [Jhwa da veev]: Joy of living.
Lagniappe [Lahn-yop]: Something extra.
Laissez les bons temps rouler [Lay say lay boh(n) toh(n) roo lay]: Let the good times roll. With more than 400 festivals each year, this saying embraces the fun-loving nature of Louisiana.
Minou [mee-noo]: Cat. “Get that minou off the table! It’s time for dinner.”
Pauvre ti bête [Pove tee bet]: Poor little thing.
Pirogue [pee-row]: A Cajun canoe.
Ti (masculine) or ‘tite (feminine) [tee or teet]: The Cajun equivalent of ‘junior,’ but placed before the name rather than after. “I had dinner with John and his son Ti-Jean.”
Veiller [vay-yay]: To spend the evening talking with friends. Cajun equivalent of “to shoot the breeze.” “She was veiller with all her friends on the porch”
Pain Perdu (pan-pear-doo): Means “lost bread”; a breakfast treat made by soaking stale bread in an egg batter, then frying and topping with cane syrup or powdered sugar.
Pauve ti bete (Pove tee bet): Poor little thing.
Pirogue (pee-row): A Cajun canoe.
Po-Boy: A sandwich extravaganza that began as a five-cent lunch for poor boys. Always made with French bread, po-boys can be stuffed with fried oysters, shrimp, fish, crawfish, meatballs, smoked sausage and more.
Praline (praw-leen): The sweetest of sweets, this is a candy patty made of sugar, cream and pecans.
Roux (rue): Base of gumbos or stews, made of flour and oil mixture.
Sauce Piquante (saws-pee-kawnt): Means “spicy sauce”; is a spicy stew.
Tante (Taunt): Aunt.
Tasso (tah-soh): Strips of spiced pork or beef which are smoked like jerky and used to flavor many dishes; a sort of Cajun pepperoni.
Zydeco (zi-de-co): A relatively new kind of Creole dance music that is a combination of traditional Cajun dance music, R&B, and African blues.
ANDOUILLE AND BOUDIN (AHN-DOO-EE AND BOO DAN)Two types of Cajun sausage. Andouille is made with pork, boudin with pork and rice. Sociologists recognize two major categories of Cajuns; “River” (for andouille); and the “Bayou” (for boudin) ***
BEIGNET (BIN-YAY)A fritter or strangely shaped doughnut without a hole, sprinkled with powdered sugar. A New Orleans favorite***
BOUQUET GARNI (BOO-KAY GAR-NEE)An herb bouquet. A small cheesecloth bag containing 1 large bay leaf, teaspoon thyme, teaspoon dried basil, about 8 sprigs fresh parsley, teaspoon dried tarragon, 3 chopped green celery tops, 6 whole peppercorns and a slashed clove of garlic used in Cajun cooking**
BOUREE’ (BOO-RAY)Popular Cajun card game, sometimes called “Cajun Bridge” ***
C’EST LA VIE (SAY LA VEE)“That’s life” ***
CAFÉ NOIR (CAF AY NWAH) & CAFÉ-AU-LAIT (CAF-AY-O-LAY)Black coffee or coffee and milk or cream ***
CAJUN COOKING ROBUST,inventive cooking evolved by the Acadian settlers rooted in resourcefulness, use of available ingredients and “made do” in artful ways **
CAJUNS BAYOU (BY-YOU OR BY-YO)A sluggish stream bigger than a creek and smaller than a river ***
CHER (SHA)Term of endearment or “my sweet” ***
COCHON DE LAIT (COO-SHON DUH LAY)An event where a suckling pig is roasted over a blistering hickory fire until the inside is tender and juicy and the outside brittle as well-cooked bacon *
Cajun sayings
COMME CI, COMME CA (COME-SE, COME SAH)So-so ***
CRAWFISH-CRAYFISH (CRAW-FISH)A small fresh water crustacean related to the lobster**
CREOLESeveral definitions exist: in Louisiana, a Creole is a white person descended from French and Spanish settlers or a person of mixed European and African blood. It’s also a style of cooking and architecture Etouffée (ay too fay) Method of cooking something (usually shrimp or crawfish) smothered in chopped vegetables over low flame, tightly covered until tender **
FAIS-DO-DO (FAY-DOH-DOH)A type of street dance derived from European religious festivals. Originally called Festival of God.*
GRILLADES (GREE YAHDS)Beef or veal round steak, browned, then simmered until tender in browned tomato sauce served over rice or grits**
GUMBO (GUM BO)Thick, savory soup with chicken, seafood, sausage or wild game ***
HUSH PUPPIESA cornbread-type of mixture, formed into balls and fried until crispy on the outside**
JAMBALAYA (JUM BUH LIE UH)Highly-seasoned mixture of any of several combinations of seafood, meat, poultry, sausage and vegetables, simmered with raw rice until liquid is absorbed**
JOIE DE VIVRE (ZHWAH DUH VIV-RE)“The joy of living” the attitude of our citizens that permeates our lifestyle***
LAGNIAPPE (LAN YAP)An old Creole word for “something extra.” Soup meat is the lagniappe from vegetable soup preparation.**
LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER (LAY-SAY LAY BAWN TAWN ROO-LAY)“Let the good times roll” the motto of many Louisianans***
PIROGUE (PEE-ROGUE)Cajun canoe, originally made from a dug-out cypress log***
ROUX (ROO)Basic ingredient of many Louisiana recipes. Essentially seasoned flour browned in a skillet***
ZYDECO (ZY-DUC-COH)Lively variant of Cajun music derived from the word haricot, French for string bean
Cajun sayings about love
Boo – your honey, your sweetie
Cher, Sha – sweetheart, baby
T – put this before anyone’s name, and it means ‘little’. Like T John
Sussie – add a little something extra or sweet
Ro-Day – run the roads, wander around
Lagniappe – something extra
Parrain – Godfather
Nanny – Godmother
Ahnvee – ‘a hankering for’, hunger
Meenoo – cat or kitty
Pass a Good Time – gonna have a good time
Couillion – a nice way to put it would be a ‘rascal’
Ils sont partis – They’re off!
Gris Gris – put a spell on them
Come See – come here
Frisson – get a little shiver
Ça c’est bon – that’s good!
Allons – Let’s go
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