cajun
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Cajun¹
- /ˈkeɪ.d͡ʒən/
Rhymes with -eɪdʒən
Where it comes 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.
noun Cajuns · Cadien · Cajin · Cadjin · Cagin
- A member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, primarily French-speaking Catholic and living in Southern Louisiana and Maine.
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Any uneducated, poor Francophone in French Louisiana.
Damn Cajuns! They're all a bunch of lazy coonasses!
Similar: coonass
adjective Cadien · Cajin · Cadjin · Cagin
- Relating to the Cajun people or their culture.
- Of spicy food prepared in the style of the Cajun cuisine.
cajun²
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of Cajun MOONEE VALLEY DRIFTERS Great country, cajun, and swing music to listen to and dance to.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: acadian, nike, cajun-creole, cajun creole, creole, canajun, louisianese, languedocian, creolean, yankee, louisianan, adirondack, louisianian, madawaskan, aquitainian, armorican
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Talk about this word "cajun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cajun. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cajun. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cajun "cajun." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cajun.Cite this
@misc{cajun_2026,
title = {cajun},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cajun},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
