bayuco

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /baˈʝuko/ [baˈʝu.ko]

• 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

bayuco m (plural bayucos)

1. (Louisiana) bayou

   Synonym: pantano