"sluggish watercourse, outlet of a lake or river," 1766, American English, via Louisiana French, from Choctaw (Muskogean) bayuk "small stream."
Baxter
bay
Bayard
bayberry
bayonet
bayou
bazaar
bazar
bazooka
bazooms
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