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Bayou vs Lagoon - What's the difference?

bayou | lagoon |

As nouns the difference between bayou and lagoon

is that bayou is a slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river while lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

bayou

English

(wikipedia bayou)

Alternative forms

* byo

Noun

(en noun)
  • A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
  • A swamp, a marshy (stagnant) body of water.

    • Usage notes

    * Used almost exclusively to refer to bodies of water in Louisiana and the adjoining areas, including southern Mississippi, eastern Texas, and Arkansas.

    Anagrams

    * ----

    lagoon

    English

    (wikipedia lagoon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.