bouyon

English

Etymology

From Antillean Creole bouyon (literally “stew”).

Noun

bouyon (uncountable)

  1. (music, Dominica) A genre of popular music from Dominica.
    • 2019 January 11, “Skinny Fabulous dampens controversy over labeling of bouyon as soca”, in Dominica News Online‎[1]:
      Skinny also pointed out that because the artistes “are leaning on the strength and production value of a Dominican,” people are calling out the song to be that of bouyon music.

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French bouillon.

Noun

bouyon

  1. stew

Descendants

  • → English: bouyon

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French bouillon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bujɔ̃/

Noun

bouyon

  1. stew, thick soup

References

  • Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[2], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 32
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