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marais

marais

noun

a swamp or bayou.
Marais

Marais

noun

Marin 1656–1728, French viola da gamba player and composer.

marais

¹ American

[mah-rey, ma-re] / mɑˈreɪ, maˈrɛ /

noun

Gulf States (chiefly Louisiana).

a swamp or bayou.

Marais ² American

[ma-re] / maˈrɛ /

noun

Marin 1656–1728, French viola da gamba player and composer.

Etymology

Origin of marais

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

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