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Main Entry:: bay·ou
Pronunciation:: \ˈbī-(ˌ)ü, -(ˌ)ō\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Louisiana French, from Choctaw bayuk
Date:: 1763

1 : a creek, secondary watercourse, or minor river that is tributary to another body of water 2 : any of various usually marshy or sluggish bodies of water

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