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Jamaica
Belize
Guyana
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
coconut milk
Liquid produced after squeezing and pressing grated coconut meat with water
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Belize
Grenada
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
coconut water
The liquid inside a coconut
food
Belize
Jamaica
codfish
Fish dried and salted for preservation. The fish is usually the Atlantic or Pacific cod, however, pollock and haddock are sometimes used. Preparation typically involves an initial step of soaking in water overnight or boiling to remove the excess salt.
food
Jamaica
coffee tea
Coffee
food
Jamaica
cog
A breakfast porridge made with cornmeal as a primary ingredient. It may also include milk, coconut milk, sugar, and spices like nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla.
food
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Jamaica
coil
A roll of money
Jamaica
collie
Marijuana; Cannabis
plant
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Jamaica
combolo
Cronies, friends or close associates.
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Jamaica
common mango
A commonly found mango cultivar with fibrous flesh. It is abundant and less highly valued than other mango cultivars.
food
fruit
Jamaica
concorde
Jamaican $100 banknote
money
Jamaica
coney
A medium sized terrestrial rodent found in the Jamaican forests. The species is endemic to Jamaica and related to hutias and guinea pigs. They have long tails, large heads and a squat appearance. The fur is typically brown, reddish brown, or dark brown. Previous generations of Jamaicans, particularly those of Maroon ancestry, used to hunt them for food. For many years they were thought to be extinct, but there have been a few sightings in recent times.
animal
food
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Barbados
Jamaica
confuffle
Totally confused
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Jamaica
congry
Any species of salt water eels from the families Muraendae and Congridae.
animal
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Jamaica
conk
To rap or strike the head with the knuckles. Often used as a means of disciplining or punishing unruly children
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Jamaica
conkconct
Banana flour
food
Jamaica
cool runnins
An expression used to wish good fortune and a good trip on departing travelers
Barbados
Belize
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
coolie
A person of East Indian ancestry. Most Caribbean people of East Indian descent can trace their roots back to indentured workers imported by the British in the 19th century after the abolition of slavery.
person
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Jamaica
coolie plum
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.
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plant
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Jamaica
coolings
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.
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Jamaica
cooliz
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
Jamaica
cork
Bottle cap
Jamaica
cork up
To be constipated
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Jamaica
corn
Bullet
Guyana
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
cornmeal porridge
A breakfast porridge made with cornmeal as a primary ingredient. It may also include milk, coconut milk, sugar, and spices like nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla.
food
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Jamaica
coroches
Junk
Jamaica
corouches
Junk
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Jamaica
cotch
To stay or live with temporarily
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Antigua & Barbuda
Jamaica
cotta
A cushion placed on top of the head by those who carry loads on their head. The cushion is often made of cloth or plant material such as leaves.
Jamaica
cotton 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
counter flour
All purpose flour. Flour used for cooking, but not baking.
food
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