marais

[ mah-rey; French ma-re ]

noun,plural ma·rais [mah-reyz; French ma-re]. /mɑˈreɪz; French maˈrɛ/. Gulf States (chiefly Louisiana).
  1. a swamp or bayou.

Origin of marais

1
1785–95; <North American French, French; Old French mareis<Old Low Franconian *marisk;see marsh

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Marais
[ ma-re ]

noun
  1. Ma·rin [ma-ran], /maˈrɛ̃/, 1656–1728, French viola da gamba player and composer.

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