Banana

A dish with fried meat as the primary ingredient. A typical example will have will have fried goat (tassot cabrit) or fried beef (tassot bef), fried pork (griot), fried crab or fish, marinad (salty beignets), akra (fried malanga). Fried sweet poptatoes, green and sweet plantains, and breadfruit. Lastly pikliz, a coleslaw like mix of thinly cut cabbage, habanero peppers, onions, lime juice, vinegar and salt.

A dish with fried meat as the primary ingredient. A typical example will have will have fried goat (tassot cabrit) or fried beef (tassot bef), fried pork (griot), fried crab or fish, marinad (salty beignets), akra (fried malanga). Fried sweet poptatoes, green and sweet plantains, and breadfruit. Lastly pikliz, a coleslaw like mix of thinly cut cabbage, habanero peppers, onions, lime juice, vinegar and salt.

An expression used to signify disapproving judgment of an act or thing by calling down or wishing hellfire on the target of disapproval.

The White-eyed Thrush (Turdus jamaicensis) is a species of bird in the Turdidae family. It is found in Cayman Islands and Jamaica. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

Cashew

Term used by males to address each other

The spirits of Haitian Voodoo that serve as an intermediary between God and humanity.

Potato

The black whiskered vireo. A small bird found in the West Indies and found as far south as Venezuela. The bird has dull olive-green upperparts and white underparts, with yellowish on the flanks and under the tail. It has red eyes and a grey-brown crown with faint dusky edges. There is a dark line through the eyes and a white eyebrow stripe. There is a distinctive black line (the “whisker”) on the neck sides. Juvenile birds are similar, but have brown-red eyes.

A style of stick fighting martial art commonly seen during Carnival . It is the national martial art of Trinidad and Tobago

A style of stick fighting martial art commonly seen during Carnival . It is the national martial art of Trinidad and Tobago

A leaky house can fool the sun, but it can't fool the rain.

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 the lychee and have tight, thin but rigid skins. Inside the skin is the tart, tangy, or sweet pulp of the fruit covering a large seed. The pulp is usually cream or orange coloured.

A rum like spirit made from sugar cane juice.

A homemade firework popular around the Christmas/New Year's season

Local dialect derived from African and various European languages (usually some combination of English, French, Spanish or Dutch)

Seeded breadfruit

There's no smoke without fire. Rumours always have a grain of truth.

Tree and fruit native to the Pacific Islands and Malaysia that was brought to the West Indies in the 18th century. The fruit is large with a rough green skin with small hexagonal markings. Some varieties have a spiky exterior. The flesh is white, cream coloured or yellow and has a high starch content. It is eaten boiled, roasted, or fried as a staple food.

The spirits of Haitian Voodoo that serve as an intermediary between God and humanity.

The spirits of Haitian Voodoo that serve as an intermediary between God and humanity.

The spirits of Haitian Voodoo that serve as an intermediary between God and humanity.

"A monkey never thinks her baby's ugly." People never see their own faults

A spicy nut butter made from peanuts, sugar and hot pepper.

Morning

A meal made by slow cooking seasoned cornmeal. The meal is stirred or turned as it is cooked.

Many hands lighten the load.

Chayote. Edible pear shaped green vegetable of the squash family. The vegetable bears on vines and comes in smooth skinned and prickly skinned varieties. It is typically eaten boiled or in soups.

In times of famine and hardships potatoes have no skin.