When listening to Cajun or Zydeco music or if you have taken a trip to Louisiana you probably have heard a few new words and wondered what they mean?...
Laissez les bon temps rouler (lay-zay lay bon ton rule-ay
Let the good times roll!
Lagniappe (lan-yap)
This is the Cajun word for "something extra", so possibly at a store they may give you a little something extra with no charge.
Et Toi
This means "and you"...
For a few more terms check out the following link to the Cajun Country Dictionary.
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~jmeaux/cajundict.html
Laissez les bon temps rouler (lay-zay lay bon ton rule-ay
Let the good times roll!
Lagniappe (lan-yap)
This is the Cajun word for "something extra", so possibly at a store they may give you a little something extra with no charge.
Et Toi
This means "and you"...
For a few more terms check out the following link to the Cajun Country Dictionary.
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~jmeaux/cajundict.html
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ReplyDeleteI always thought it was Hé Toi! Hey you!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was "et trois", like 'and one and two...' to set the tempo for the band. Guess I was overthinking it.
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