Cajun

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈkeɪ.d͡ʒən/

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Etymology

From Acadian, meaning "a person from Acadia". Acadia was an area in eastern Canada that France once ruled.

Noun

Singular Cajun

Plural Cajuns

1. (countable) A member of a group of people living mainly in southern Louisiana, in the United States, whose families came from Acadia, an area of eastern Canada where people spoke French.

   He is a Cajun.

2. (uncountable) A type of traditional folk music first played by these people.
3. (uncountable) A form of French spoken by these people.

   The book was written in Cajun.

Adjective

Positive Cajun

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Related to the people described above, their language, or their culture.

   They played Cajun music.

2. If food is Cajun, it is prepared in the traditional style of these people, often with a strong, hot flavour.

   We had Cajun chicken for dinner.