chenier

See also: Chenier

English

Etymology

From (Louisiana) French chênière, from chêne (“oak”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃəˈnɛəɹ/, or sometimes like Louisiana French, /ˌʃɛnˈjɛəɹ/

Noun

chenier (usually uncountable, plural cheniers)

  1. (Louisiana) An area of scrub oak growing in an accumulation of alluvial soil in a stream, creek, bayou, marsh or river.
  2. A beach ridge consisting of sand or crushed shells raised above mudflats forming part of a strand plain.

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