fransé kasé

Louisiana Creole

Alternative forms

  • françé kasé

Etymology

Inherited from French 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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɾɑ̃ˈse kaˈse/
  • Rhymes: -e

Noun

fransé kasé

  1. the Louisiana Creole language, Kouri-Vini
    Synonyms: gombo, kouri-vini, kréyòl

Usage notes

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