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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French bestaille, from beste (“animal”) + -aille.
Pronunciation
Noun
bétaille f (plural bétailles)(Louisiana)
- animal, beast
Un magasin c’est une batisse pour les bétailles, ton maïs et tout ça là.- A barn is a building for your animals, your corn and all that.
- bug, insect
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Interjection
bétaille
- (Louisiana) damn, hell
Further reading
- Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN)