Meaning & use
Boucherie
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A traditional communal event, especially in Cajun Louisiana, in which a hog is slaughtered and butchered and its meat is shared, cooked, and preserved among participants.
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Neighbors gathered before dawn for the annual boucherie, working together to butcher and cook the hog.
The restaurant's menu draws on recipes handed down from generations of boucherie gatherings.
A note on using this word
The word is French for "butcher shop," but in Cajun and Creole Louisiana it specifically names the shared, festive hog-butchering tradition.
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