Opelousas Word Search
Play a Opelousas word search free online. We built the 12-word list around landmarks, neighborhoods, and local flavor, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Words to find: OPELOUSAS, ZYDECO, BOUDIN, GUMBO, JAMBALAYA, ETOUFEE, CRAWFISH, KINGCAKE, BEIGNETS, STLANDRY, LEVIEUXVILLAGE, SWEETPOTATO.
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Opelousas word list, defined
- ZYDECO /ˈzaɪdɪkoʊ/ · noun
- A genre of dance music originating in Louisiana, especially among Creole and African American communities, and typically featuring guitar, fiddle, accordion, rubboard, and a strong danceable rhythm. The term can also refer to a musician or dancer who performs this music. Related: Louisiana Creole music, Creole music.
- BOUDIN /ˈbuːdən/ · noun
- A Louisiana-style seasoned pork sausage traditionally made with pork blood and often rice, onion, and spices; more generally, a French-style blood sausage. Related: blood sausage, blood pudding, black pudding, pork blood sausage.
- GUMBO /ˈɡʌmboʊ/ · noun
- A thick soup or stew, commonly made with okra and often containing seafood, sausage, or other meat. By extension, it can refer to an eclectic mixture of people, things, or influences. Related: stew, soup, okra.
- JAMBALAYA /ˌdʒæm.bəˈlaɪ.ə/ · noun
- A Louisiana Creole dish made by cooking seasoned meat, vegetables, and rice together in one pot. It is closely associated with New Orleans cooking and often includes combinations such as chicken and shrimp, sausage, and andouille. Related: Creole rice dish, Cajun rice dish, mixed rice dish.
- CRAWFISH /ˈkrɔːfɪʃ/ · noun
- A small freshwater crustacean resembling a miniature lobster, common in streams and rivers and widely eaten in the southern United States. Also used as a chiefly American informal verb meaning to back out of a commitment or retreat from a position. Related: crayfish, crawdad, crawdaddy, mudbug.
- BEIGNETS /ˈbɛn.jeɪ/ · noun
- A square or oblong piece of leavened dough that is deep-fried and typically served dusted with powdered sugar; the plural form of 'beignet'. Related: fritters, doughnuts, pastries, churros.
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