Aboideau

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /É‘.bwÉ‘.doÊŠ/

Alternative forms

• aboiteau

Origin

Borrowing from fra-aca aboideau

Full definition of aboideau

Noun

1. (Canada, Acadia) A tide gate, designed to protect marshland, so constructed as to let out water at low tide, but to prevent an influx of water at high tide.