Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A member of the ethnic group descending from Acadia, primarily French-speaking Catholic and living in Southern Louisiana and Maine. · Any uneducated, poor Francophone in French Louisiana.
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryRelating to the Cajun people or their culture. · Of spicy food prepared in the style of the Cajun cuisine.
An Anglicization of the Acadian French Cadien (itself an aphetic form of Acadien (“Acadian”)), reflecting the palatalization of /dj/ to /d͡ʒ/ in the Acadian dialect.
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