bayou bluff recreation area - Sports Zone
/ ˈbɑɪ u, -oʊ / Add to word list (in the southern US) an area of slowly moving or still water connected to a river or lake (Definition of bayou from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) A bayou is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area, and can either be an extremely slow-moving stream or river, or a marshy lake, or wetland. Bayous are most commonly found in the Gulf Coast region of the southern United States, in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. The term “bayou” refers to a slow-moving stream, creek, or river that meanders through a low-lying area with an almost imperceptible current.
Understanding the Context
The word derives from the Choctaw word bayuk, meaning “small stream,” and was adopted by French and English settlers.