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Cajun

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Ca·jun /ˈkeɪdʒən/ noun  1. [countable] someone from Louisiana in the US who has French–Canadian ancestors 卡津人〔祖先为法裔加拿大人的美国路易斯安那州人〕2. [uncountable] a type of music played by Cajun people 卡津音乐Cajun adjective Cajun cooking 卡津菜
Examples from the Corpus
CajunWhat I like the best about Cajun Three-Pepper Bread is its appearance.Authentic Cajun cuisine awaits you -- served in a small, intimate dining room featuring slow-moving fans overhead.Oreganato is actually a variation of Cajun Three-Pepper Bread.The cult of the Cajun Three-Pepper Bread took off and soon only Struan was more popular.The Cajun Kings were just the job, as was John.
Origin Cajun (1800-1900) Acadian of Acadia ((18-21 centuries)), from Acadia former French colony in eastern Canada, from French Acadie
Ca·jun nounChineseSyllable
Louisiana who in has French–Canadian the US Corpus ancestors from someone


Cajun
Cajun /ˈkeɪdʒən/ noun
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Acadian __of Acadia__ (18-21 centuries), from Acadia former French colony in eastern Canada, from French Acadie
1. [countable] someone from Louisiana in the US who has French-Canadian ancestors
2. [uncountable] a type of music played by Cajun people
—Cajun adjective:
    Cajun cooking


CajunBrE /ˈkeɪdʒn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkeɪdʒn/ 🔊 noun [countable] a person of French origin from Louisiana who speaks an old form of French, also called Cajun 卡津人(法裔路易斯安那州人,讲旧式法语) [uncountable] a type of music originally played by Cajuns, that is a mixture of blues and folk music 卡津音乐(一种法裔路易斯安那州人的音乐,布鲁斯歌曲混合民乐)
CajunBrE /ˈkeɪdʒn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkeɪdʒn/ 🔊 adjectiveconnected with the Cajuns, their language, music or spicy cooking 卡津人(或语言、音乐、多香料烹饪)的Cajun chicken/cuisine卡津香味鸡/烹饪