Cajun
noun/ˈkeɪdʒn/
/ˈkeɪdʒn/
- [countable] a person of French origin from Louisiana who speaks an old form of French, also called Cajun
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
- [uncountable] a type of music originally played by Cajuns, that is a mixture of blues and folk music
Word Originalteration of Acadian ‘someone who lives in Arcadia’, a former French colony now Nova Scotia in Canada.
Check pronunciation:
Cajun