Cajun
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alteration of Acadian.
wiktionary
An Anglicization of the Acadian French Cadien (itself an aphetic form of Acadien(“ Acadian”)), reflecting the palatalization of /dj/ to /d͡ʒ/ in the Acadian dialect.
etymonline
Cajun (n.)
"Louisianan descendant of French refugees from Acadia," 1868, Cagian, dialectic pronunciation of Acadian, from Acadia, former French colony in what is now the Canadian Maritimes. Its French setters were dispersed and exiled by the English and thousands made their way to New Orleans in the period 1764-1788.
