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Marsh vs Bayou - What's the difference?

marsh | bayou |

As nouns the difference between marsh and bayou

is that marsh is an area of low, wet land, often with tall grass while bayou is a slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.

As a proper noun Marsh

is {{surname|topographic|from=Middle English}} for someone living by a {{term|marsh}}.

marsh

English

Noun

(es)
  • An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass.

    • Coordinate terms

    * bog * moor * swamp

    Derived terms

    * marsh deer

    See also

    * marshmallow * slack

    References

    * Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese (in collaborazione con Oxford University Press) . Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003. . Online version here

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    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.

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