The Caribbean Dictionary

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Going to
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ananas
Pineapple - a tropical plant with edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, named for resemblance to the pine cone.
plant, fruit, food
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ananci
A spider
animal
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An alcoholic beverage made by soaking anise leaves in rum and adding sugar for sweetening.
food
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banana fritters
A fried meal item made from a batter consisting primarily of ripe bananas (usually overripe) and flour.
food
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A dish of twice fried green plantain. Slices or chunks of plantain are slow fried, then pressed flat and fried again. The slices are...
food
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bandoo
A rigid metal, plastic or wooden band used to keep womens' hair in place.
clothes
2
bannan
Plantains
food, fruit, plant
4
To run into; To meet by accident or chance
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An expression of shock, surprise, frustration, or annoyance.
profanity
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callaloo
A thick spicy soup-like dish made with a green leafy vegetable as a main ingredient. The vegetable is usually aramanth or dasheen leaves.
food
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carpot
Condoms
sexual
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Any incident or time marked by drama, scandal, confusion or conflict.
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One who is possessed by a loa (spirit) during a Vodou ritual.
folklore, mythology
0
Firecrackers. Small explosive devices used for noise-making.
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crapo
A frog or toad
animal
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Local dialect derived from African and various European languages (usually some combination of English, French, Spanish or Dutch)
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Prone to tears. Easily upset. Cries quickly and often.
1
A native dish of Haiti consisting of rice and edible black mushrooms called "djon djon". The meal is more common in the northern...
food
1
Sweetheart
1
Seasoning produced by grinding and mixing (as with a mortar and pestle)
food
0
The Vodun Festival of the Dead, marked on November 2nd anually.
folklore, mythology
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Banana
food, fruit
3
fig bannan
Banana
food, fruit
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fritaille
A dish with fried meat as the primary ingredient. A typical example will have will have fried goat (tassot cabrit) or fried beef...
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fritay
A dish with fried meat as the primary ingredient. A typical example will have will have fried goat (tassot cabrit) or fried beef...
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An expression used to signify disapproving judgment of an act or thing by calling down or wishing hellfire on the target of disapproval.
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glass eye
The White-eyed Thrush (Turdus jamaicensis) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Cayman Islands and Jamaica....
animal, bird
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gombo
Cashew
food, fruit, plant
3
Term used by males to address each other
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