The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #88125   Message #1947171
Posted By: GUEST
24-Jan-07 - 07:29 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Iko Iko
Subject: RE: Iko Iko
sucre is french for sugar....
and since there's a lot of french culture there I would think "suca suca" comes from sucre not azucar.... and marraine would come from "ma reine" rather than "mi reina". it's closer, don't you think?