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The Caribbean Dictionary

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May 24, 2013
maroon
A group of men who voluntarily cooperate on each other's tasks (e.g planting crops, or clearing bush)
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Nu matta how boar hog hide unda sheep wool, him grunt betray him
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People's true colours will always come to the surface

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mispel
mispel
Round, oblate, oval, ellipsoidal, or conical fruit varying in size from 2 to 4 in (5-10 cm) in width. The immature fruit is hard and...
food, fruit, plant
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buss up shot
buss up shot
A roti made with butter, usually ghee. Oil is rubbed on both sides, then it is cooked on a tawah. This gives the roti a crisp...
food
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ackee
ackee
Ovoid green fruit that grows in bunches on trees up to 30m high. The fruit typically ripen during the summer. The fruit is related to...
plant, fruit, food
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butu
Someone showing an annoying/comical curiosity upon seeing some gadget for the first time.
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kenep
kenep
Ovoid green fruit that grows in bunches on trees up to 30m high. The fruit typically ripen during the summer. The fruit is related to...
food, fruit, plant
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fruta bomba
fruta bomba
A torpedo, oval, or pear shaped fruit. The fruit bears on a large leafed tree up to 10m tall. When green, it is cooked as if a...
food, plant, fruit
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calaban
A trap for catching ground walking or ground feeding birds and small animals such as the coney or manicou. The trap is made from a...
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chups
To suck ones teeth in disgust or in a sign of disrespect
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monkey apple
monkey apple
Annona purpurea is an edible fruit and medicinal plant in the sweetsop family. The skin is covered with spiky, hook like projections.
food, fruit, plant
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pap chow
pap chow
Bok Choy
food, plant
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maroon
A group of men who voluntarily cooperate on each other's tasks (e.g planting crops, or clearing bush)
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belna
belna
Rolling pin - a cylindrical wooden cooking instrument used to flatten and shape dough.
food
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guinep
guinep
Ovoid green fruit that grows in bunches on trees up to 30m high. The fruit typically ripen during the summer. The fruit is related to...
fruit, food
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dayghost
A person who has artificially lightened or bleached the skin of the face using chemicals.
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pholourie
pholourie
Savoury fritter made from seasoned split pea flour. Traditionally served with chutney.
food
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sensi
sensi
Marijuana; Cannabis
plant
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hard food
hard food
Any starchy agricultural product used as food. Examples include, but are not limited to, yams, potatoes, bananas, cassava, pumpkins,...
food
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patoo
patoo
The Great Potoo: A nocturnal insectivore bird found in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
animal, bird
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big skin
big skin
Obese or fat
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boasy
Boastful, excessively proud
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sometimeish
Moody
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bat
bat
A moth - a primarily nocturnal insect resembling and related to the butterfly
animal, insect
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twang
To effect a non local accent (Eg. British or American) and speech mannerisms
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aback
Reffering to a past date
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head nice
Drunk
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tanko bean
tanko bean
Refers to the fruit of Dipteryx odorata (commonly known as "cumaru" or "kumaru") which is a species of flowering tree in the pea...
fruit, flavoring
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warap
A mixture of rice and dhal cooked with vegetable to a thick, soup like consistency
food
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cerise
cerise
The fruit of the Flacourtia indica which is a species of flowering plant native to much of Africa and tropical and temperate parts of...
fruit, food, plant
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tippi tambo
tippi tambo
Calathea allouia, also known as leren, is a plant in the arrowroot family, native to Central America. Leren is grown as a minor root...
vegetable
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alavis
alavis
Aloe vera. Often used for medicinal purposes or as a washout.
plant
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