Meanings
- Synonym of Dominguan.
[…] and throat-satisfying liquid concoction—the American cocktail—by the first tenant of the building, a Dominguois apothecary, A. A. Peychaud.
1962, James Chancellor Leonhart, The Fabulous Octogenarian: Courtney W. Shropshire, M.D.: Founder and First President of Civitan International3 more examples
He came to New Orleans when the Dominguois were expelled from that West Indies island by the uprising of the black slaves. In 1813 Joseph married Therese Anne Deyant, daughter of Louis Christophe Deyant and Marie Therese Valade, ...
1991, Mary Louise Christovich, The American Sector, Pelican Publishing Company, →ISBNThe apothecary's name was Antoine Amedee Peychaud, one of the Dominguois who flocked to Spanish Louisiana when the blacks drove them from their island in the sunlit Caribbean. New Orleans owes much to these French-speaking ...
2009, Stanley Arthur, Old New Orleans, a History of the Vieux Carre, Its Ancient and Historical Buildings, Heritage Books, →ISBN, page 53Some of the expelled Dominguois who flocked to what was then Spanish Louisiana brought gold to New Orleans. Others brought slaves along with their household goods. Some brought nothing but the clothes they wore upon their backs.
2010, Stanley Clisby Arthur, Famous New Orleans Drinks and How to Mix 'em, Pelican Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 9Synonyms: Dominguan
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of Dominguan.
Origin
- Frenchdominguois
- EnglishDominguois
From French dominguois.
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Dominguois. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dominguois
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