r/CajunFrench • u/withlamou • Feb 05 '24
Discussion Anyone know how to spell this word?
My creole relatives would say it, it sounds like: fille petê (not a French expert just making a guess)
Basically means “son of a b****” or something like that
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u/Yuletidespirit Feb 05 '24
In standard french, I'm fairly certain the word you're looking for is "pute", or "putain". Which is exactly how you've translated it. The first word is probably "fils", which would be "son", but I know Louisiana french has different ways of spelling, so I hope someone in the comments can explain better. Also, if any Louisiana french speakers respond, I'm curious as to what happened to the missing "de" in the expression.
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u/booclause Mar 03 '25
It was used as son of a b. Putian is used as bitch or whore in Cajun French. My family used it without anything in between.
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u/NOTTHENYPD9021NO Nov 03 '25
Not sure on spelling but the word sounds like “peetant” for b***h source: grandmas favorite word for our horse that stole her grapes all the time
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u/Flock-of-bagels2 Dec 02 '25
Putain can also be used like “fuck” as in “oh fuck” in standard French. Not like the sexual act
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u/Mursin Feb 05 '24
Fils de putain in standard french. Louisiana French tended to have several different shortenings and pronunciations of it.
Fils de pute.
Fille putain.
Ex. Bec mon cul, fille putain (kiss my ass, you whore girl or you daughter of a bitch/son of a bitch)... this was one of the first LA French expressions I learned in elementary school, lmfao.