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Jamaica
johnkankus
A street parade of African Origin that links music, dance, symbols and mime-style plays.
folklore
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Jamaica
johnkunnu
A street parade of African Origin that links music, dance, symbols and mime-style plays.
folklore
1 comments
Belize
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
US Virgin Islands
johnny cake
A fried bread typically made from baking powder leavened dough.
food
3 comments
Bahamas
johnny come quick
A fried bread typically made from baking powder leavened dough.
food
Jamaica
jonkanoo
A street parade of African Origin that links music, dance, symbols and mime-style plays.
folklore
Barbados
Bahamas
Belize
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
jook
To poke, stick or stab
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Jamaica
jooks
To hang out. To pass time idly.
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Belize
jranko
Turkey vulture or black vulture. A large carrion feeding bird of prey with a turkey-like bald red or black head.
animal
bird
Bahamas
Jamaica
ju ju
A gelatinous candy.
food
3 comments
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
jub jub
A gelatinous candy.
food
8 comments
Jamaica
juba bush
The berries and tree of Rivina humulis. The small shrub produces small, blood red berries.
plant
2 comments
Jamaica
judge
To wear clothing for ordinary everyday house or yard use and activity - as opposed to for special occasions, work, or church.
Puerto Rico
juey
Fiddler crab
animal
Barbados
jug jug
A traditional dish made primarily from green pigeon peas. The peas are cooked with salt meat (beef or pork). The stock is poured off, then the peas and meat are minced. Seasonings and small amounts of corn flour are added, then the mixture is cooked again. The resulting casserole is often served with butter and is popular around the Christmas holiday season.
food
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Guyana
juice down
A homemade frozen pop popular with children. It is made by pouring mixed drinks into small transparent plastic bags, tying the bags to seal them, and freezing. They are normally consumed by sucking a small hole bitten in one corner of the bag.
food
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Bahamas
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Vincent
juju
Ziziphus Mauritania; A small round berry about 3/4 inches in diameter. The fruit is green and turns yellow as it ripens. Ripe fruit may occasionally develop a rust brown colour and a cracked texture. The unripe fruit is firm and slightly acidic, and grows softer and mushier when it ripens. The berries have a single hard seed.
food
plant
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Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
julie
A named mango cultivar that was made popular in the Caribbean. the cultivar is likely to have originated in Jamaica. The fruit is small, averaging less than a pound in weight at maturity. Skin color is green with some crimson blush. The fruit has a somewhat unique shape that is ovate with a distinctive flattened side. The flesh is juicy and not fibrous, with a deep yellow color and a very rich flavor. The tree is famous for its small dwarfing growth habit.
food
fruit
plant
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Antigua & Barbuda
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
St. Kitts & Nevis
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
US Virgin Islands
jumbee
Ghost or spirit of a dead person or animal
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Montserrat
Trinidad & Tobago
jumbee bead
Bracelets or anklets made by stringing together the brightly coloured seeds of the plant Abrus precatorius. The bracelets worn to ward off jumbees or other spirits and influences.
9 comments
Trinidad & Tobago
jumbee bud
Owl
animal
bird
3 comments
Montserrat
jumbee dance
A ritual ceremony involving dance and drumming to summon spirits which then possess the participants.
folklore
Antigua & Barbuda
St. Vincent
jumbee soursop
Morinda citrifolia otherwise known as 'Noni'. Foul smelling and bitter tasting fruit that commonly grows on small trees close to the sea. The fruit is initially green, but turns white or pale yellow upon ripening.
fruit
plant
6 comments
Grenada
US Virgin Islands
jumbee tree
The silk cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) is a tropical tree of the order Malvales and the family Malvaceae (previously separated in the family Bombacaceae), It is known for the cotton like fibres produced by its seed pods. It features in obeah and other African based superstition and religious.
plant
Jamaica
jumpin jack
Grasshopper.
animal
Bahamas
Belize
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
Cayman Islands
St. Vincent
june plum
Ambarella. An edible fruit growing on large trees up to 30m. The fruits have thick, sometimes leathery skin and dendritic (fibrous or hairy) seeds. While unripe, the flesh is crisp and firm with a tart acidic taste. As it ripens, it turns yellow, becomes soft and develops a sweet taste and fragrant smell. Both ripe and unripe fruits can be eaten raw. It is also often prepared by juicing, stewing with ginger and sugar, pickling with peppers and spices, or made into chow.
food
fruit
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Jamaica
junjo
Mold or mildew.
Antigua & Barbuda
junk
Drunk or intoxicated
Bahamas
Jamaica
junkanoo
A street parade of African Origin that links music, dance, symbols and mime-style plays.
folklore
Belize
juvi
A new fling or boyfriend.
3 comments