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To
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a door
Outside or outdoors
place
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A faas mek anansi de a house top
It is dangerous to meddle in the affairs of others.
proverb
a money
A little bit of money.
a no want a fat mek nightingale foot tan so
Do not prejudge based on appearances
proverb
A nu same day leaf drop it rotten
One bit of misfortune does not mean total destruction
proverb
aan
Than; Introducing another element for comparison or reference.
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abay
To taunt by sticking out one's tongue.
abba
An African day name for girls born on a Thursday.
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abeng
A trumpet like instrument made from an animal's horn. It was traditionally used as a Maroon communication and ceremonial tool. It was also used by slaveholders to summon slaves to the fields at work time.
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abuja
A firefly; A beetle that produces a blinking yellow, orange, or red light via bioluminescence.
accompong
A historical maroon village, located in the hills of St. Elizabeth Parish in Jamaica, consolidated by a treaty in 1739. It is located in one of the two areas where runaway slaves settled, originally with the Tainos, isolated enough to be safe first from the Spanish and then later from the British. The town of Accompong was named after the Maroon leader Accompong, who was the brother of a number of other Maroon leaders: Quao, Cuffy, Cudjoe, and Nanny, from an Ashanti family
place
acid
Any hard liquor or alcoholic drink
food
ackee
Blighia sapida; A fruit of the soapberry family native to West Africa that was introduced to the Caribbean. It is the national fruit of Jamaica, and features prominently in Jamaican cuisine where it is an ingredient in the the national dish 'ackee and saltfish'. The fruit changes in colour from yellowish-green to a reddish orange as it matures. When ripe, the pods open to reveal two to three fleshy white or cream coloured arils. The arils are the only edible part of the fruit. The fruit must be allowed to open fully before harvesting as unripe and unopened fruit is poisonous and may cause ackee poisoning or Jamaican Vomiting Sickness (toxic hypoglycemic syndrome).
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plant
fruit
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ackee and saltfish
A traditional food that is the national dish of Jamaica. It is typically prepared as a sautee of boiled ackee, saltfish, peppers, onions and other spices. It is usually accompanied by bread, breadfruit, boiled green bananas, or dumplings.
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ackee poison
Jamaican Vomiting Sickness is a poisoning caused by ingestion of the unripe arils of the ackee fruit, its seeds, and husks. It is characterized by acute gastrointestinal illness and hypoglycemia. Severe cases can be fatal.
actor boy
A John Canoe character that recites poetry and Shakespearean plays.
afu
Yam.
food
plant
agama
Any of various species of large lizards
animal
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age paper
Birth certificate.
ago
Going to
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agony
The pleasurable 'painful' sensations of sex
sexual
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ahoa
An interjection used to indicate comprehension or acceptance.
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aks
To ask
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alexander bustamante
Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante GBE, National Hero of Jamaica (24 February 1884 - 6 August 1977). A Jamaican politician, labour leader, and founder of the Jamaica Labour Party.
person
national symbol
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All mout nu set fi tell di same lie.
If everyone says the same thing, there may be truth behind it.
proverb
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allibutton
One who works hard, but gets no reward.
Alligator lay egg, but him nu fowl
Things are not always as they seem.
proverb
Alligator shouldn't call hog long mout.
You shouldn't belittle or criticise others when you have the same faults.
proverb
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almond
The tree and fruit of Terminalia catappa. It is a large tree (up to 115ft in height), often grown for ornamental purposes and the shade provided by its broad leaves. Parts of the fruit are edible, including the inner seed which resembles almonds in shape and taste.
plant
food
fruit
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