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Suriname
asema
A ghost or spirit that lives as an old woman by day, but turns into a blood sucking monster by night. According to some legends, she is able to to take off her skin and put it back on.
folklore
Antigua & Barbuda
Grenada
Jamaica
asham
A desert snack made by shelling dry corn, parching it in a hot pot and then pounding it in a wooden mortar and sifting it until it is similar to sand. Salt or sugar can then be added to the brown mixture and it can be eaten dry or with water.
food
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US Virgin Islands
ass pipe
A musical instrument used to produce a bass sound. It is used in scratch bands, and commonly made from automobile exhaust pipes.
US Virgin Islands
ass up
Drunk or intoxicated
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Belize
assin
A beating
Antigua & Barbuda
Bahamas
assue
A form of savings where a group of people pay an agreed sum of money on a periodic basis (usually monthly) and each period one member of the group takes all the money that has been paid (their share). This practice has been traced back to Yoruba credit system.
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Bahamas
assue draw
A form of savings where a group of people pay an agreed sum of money on a periodic basis (usually monthly) and each period one member of the group takes all the money that has been paid (their share). This practice has been traced back to Yoruba credit system.
Jamaica
attaclapse
A major or significant incident or event, particularly a tragic or scandalous event.
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Jamaica
aunty katie
The Jamaican Oriole. A species of bird in the Icteridae family. The bird has distinctive black, yellow and white markings. It is found in Jamaica and on the Colombian island of San Andres. It formerly occurred on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands but is now extinct there. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.
animal
bird
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Bahamas
aunty wicky
Queen Victoria.
person
Antigua & Barbuda
Puerto Rico
avispa
Wasp
animal
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Bahamas
Puerto Rico
avogado
Avocado. Edible pear shaped or round fruit with an egg shaped seed. The flesh is green on the outside and turns yellow closer to the seed.
food
fruit
plant
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St. Kitts & Nevis
awmiwukya
An expression of shock and disgust.
Aruba
ayaca
A dish consisting of mixed meat stewed with capers, olives, raisins and prunes, wrapped in cornmeal, then wrapped in banana or plantain leaves and boiled.
food
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Antigua & Barbuda
Guyana
St. Kitts & Nevis
US Virgin Islands
ayo
Second person plural pronoun; You plural.
Antigua & Barbuda
Guyana
ayodeze
Second person plural pronoun; You plural.
Antigua & Barbuda
Anguilla
ayulard
An expression of shock and disgust.
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