Cajun n 1: a Louisianian descended from Acadian immigrants from Nova Scotia (`Cajun' comes from `Acadian')
Cajun \Ca"jun\, n. [A corruption of {Acadian}.] (Ethnol.) In Louisiana, a person reputed to be Acadian French descent. Also used attributively, as in Cajun cooking. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]