Etymology

marais

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Today it means: A marsh; a marshy area, one intermittently covered with water, particularly in Louisiana, or in other French-speaking areas. Full definition →

French marais ← Louisiana French marais
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marais · noun1

  1. Louisiana French · borrowed frommarais
  2. French · borrowed frommarais
  3. English todaymarais

Borrowed from French marais (and in Louisiana, Louisiana French marais).

Marais · proper noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromMarais
  2. English todayMarais

From French Marais.

Words from the same roots

Frenchmarais all →

Maries County

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