français cassé

Literally, “broken French”. The Louisiana Creole language is closely related to Louisiana French, yet the two are usually disparate enough as to be mutually unintelligible (and hence "broken" from the French perspective).

français cassé m (uncountable)

1. (Louisiana) the Louisiana Creole language, Kouri-Vini

   Synonyms: courimavini m, courivini m, créole m, gombo m, nègre m, patois m

• For some speakers, the term français cassé could suggest that the Louisiana Creole language is somehow inferior to (Louisiana) French, and so it may be avoided.

• Louisiana Creole: fransé kasé