tortue
standard, Louisiana
A turtle is a tortue in Cajun French, as in standard French. You say une tortue for one and des tortues for several.
Turtle is a traditional Cajun ingredient, and sauce piquante de tortue is a spicy turtle stew.
Meaning: shelled reptile (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
Tortue sounds like "tor-TOO".
Did you know?
- Sauce piquante is a classic Cajun stew, and turtle is one of the traditional meats used in it.
Examples in context
- La tortue traverse la route.The turtle is crossing the road.
- Il y a une tortue dans le bayou.There is a turtle in the bayou.
- Mémère fait une sauce piquante de tortue.Grandma makes a turtle sauce piquante.
Example conversation
Boy Rémy points out a turtle on a log to his uncle Ferdinand at a bayou near Houma.
- RémyNonc Ferdinand, une tortue!Uncle Ferdinand, a turtle!
- FerdinandElle prend le soleil.She is sunning herself.
- RémyElle est grosse.She is big.
