comment les cannes sont

French

Etymology

Literally, “how's the sugar cane?”. Based on a play on words between cannes sont and caneçons (“underpants”), giving "how's your underwear?".[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /kɔ̃.mɑ̃ le kɑ̃n sɔ̃/

Phrase

comment les cannes sont?

  1. (Louisiana, Bayou Lafourche, idiomatic, informal, humorous) how are you?, how are things?

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Amanda LaFleur (1999), “Chapter 1: Va-t-et-vient”, in Tonnerre mes chiens!: A glossary of Louisiana French figures of speech, Ville Platte, LA: Renouveau Publishing, →ISBN, page 2

Further reading

  • Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)
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