how to pronounce bayou

/ba.ju/

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bayou is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of bayou in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… l'intervention de julien bayou que les …”

meanings of bayou

noun:

A stagnant body of water left behind by the meandering of the Mississippi River in Louisiana or elsewhere; a bayou.

bayou frequency in french - C2+ level of CEFR

the word bayou occurs in french on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.