Cajun means belonging or relating to a group of people who live mainly in Louisiana in the United States, and are descended from French people. Cajun is also used to refer to the language and culture of these people. They played some Cajun music. Cajun food
Cajun is a dialect of French spoken by Cajun people. the first book ever written in Cajun. Any descendant of French Canadians who in the 18th century were driven by the British from the captured French colony of Acadia (now Nova Scotia and adjacent areas) and settled in the fertile bayou lands of southern Louisiana, U.S. Many Cajuns speak a dialect of North American French. U.S. census figures for Cajuns are deceptive; although in 2000 only some 85,000 people reported themselves to be Acadian/Cajun, the census form also included a French Canadian category, which may have confused the issue. Experts suggest that there are some 100,000 Cajuns in Texas and from 500,000 to 700,000 Cajuns in Louisiana. In recent decades Cajun cuisine, noted for its use of spicy seasonings, and zydeco music have become popular among non-Cajuns
{i} descendant of the French that moved from the former Canadian province of Acadia and settled in Louisiana (USA)
distinct south Louisiana French culture which was developed from the blending of Acadian settlers from Nova Scotia in the late 1700s with other immigrants such as other Frenchmen coming from France and Haiti, Spanish, British, and Germans in the late 1800s
a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian')
Slang for Acadians, the French-speaking people who migrated to South Louisiana from Nova Scotia in the eighteenth century Cajuns were happily removed from city life preferring a rustic life along the bayous The term now applies to the people, the culture, and the cooking
A culinary style of French and Southern origins, associated with the deep south There are numerous well known dishes, such as Jambalaya, that come from this cuisine
A form of cooking that is a combination of French and Southern cuisines uses a dark roux and animal (usually pork) fat Creole cooking emphasizes the use of butter and cream Cajun food is very spicy and makes good use of filé powder