English words from Cajun French
- gopherA small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).
- RobicheauxA surname from French.
- asiminaThe pawpaw (Asimina triloba), a fruit-bearing plant.
- calabooseA prison or jail/gaol.
- chaudinA sausage-like meat dish in the cuisine of Louisiana, made from pork, rice, vegetables and spices sewn up and cooked in a pig's stomach.
- étoufféeA spiced Cajun stew of meat (crayfish, shellfish, alligator, chicken or another meat) and vegetables, typically cooked in a closed pot and then served with rice.
- papaboteA bird, the upland sandpiper.
- pass a good timehave a good time
- t-boyA trans man.