Bayogoula

noun

Bay·​o·​gou·​la

ˌbī-ō-ˈgü-lə,

ˌbī-ə-

plural Bayogoula or Bayogoulas

1

: an extinct Muskogean people of southern Louisiana

2

: a member of the Bayogoula people

Word History

Etymology

Choctaw Báyuk-ókla, literally, bayou people

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