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overstand
A Rastafarian expression meaning "to understand"
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owl
Old. Elderly.
paadie
Informal address used among male friends
packy
A gourd that is used for utilitarian purposes, and not for food. The skin or shell of the large green fruit hardens to become wood-like when dry. The shell can then be carved and is used to make a variety of items including cups, and bowls and decorative pieces.
plant
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pan
On
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panganat
Pomegranate. Botanical name Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between 5 and 8 m (16 and 26 ft) tall
fruit
food
plant
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pap
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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pap chow
Bok Choy
food
plant
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papaw
A torpedo, oval, or pear shaped fruit. The fruit bears on a large leafed tree up to 10m tall. When green, it is cooked as if a vegetable. The flesh contains an enzyme named papain that serves as an effective meat tenderiser. When ripe it is yellowish-orange in colour. The flesh is bright orange, soft, and sweet. The insides are hollow containing a lots of seeds with each seed contained in a small liquid filled sac. The seeds and the fluid surrounding them have a bitter taste.
plant
food
fruit
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parch corn
Small brown or beige beetles sometimes covered with black spots. Otherwise known as June bugs or May bugs.
animal
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paro
High; Under the influence of drugs
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parrot
Parrotfish
animal
food
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Parson christ'n him pickny fus
People look out for themselves before others
proverb
parson john crow
A white turkey vulture.
animal
bird
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partner
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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passa passa
Scandal, social conflict, or drama
passion
Passion fruit
food
fruit
Pastor christen him pickny first
Take care of your own affairs before you attend to the affairs of others.
proverb
patois
Local dialect derived from African and various European languages (usually some combination of English, French, Spanish or Dutch)
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patoo
Owl
animal
bird
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patty
A light flaky pastry filled with a savoury filling. Traditionally they were filled with ground beef, but modern incarnations can have a variety of fillings including chicken, callaloo, cabbage, or ackee and saltfish.
food
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patty and coco bread
A lunch or snack item consisting of a patty sandwiched inside a coco bread.
food
patwa
Local dialect derived from African and various European languages (usually some combination of English, French, Spanish or Dutch)
paul bogle
Paul Bogle (ca. 1820 – 1865) was a Jamaican Baptist deacon and is a National Hero of Jamaica. He was a leader of the 1865 Morant Bay Protests, which agitated for justice and fair treatment for all in Jamaica. Leading the Morant Bay rebellion, he was captured and hanged on 24 October 1865 in the Morant Bay Court House by the United Kingdom authorities.
national symbol
person
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Peacock hide him foot when him hear 'bout him tail.
A proud person hides his weaknesses when praised.
proverb
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pear
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
plant
fruit
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pechary
The loggerhead kingbird is a species of bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is found in the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and, very rarely, in the United States
animal
bird
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pee pee
To urinate
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peel head
To be bald. To have no hair on one's head.
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Peel neck fowl bawl fi life, im nu bawl fi fedda
Outward beauty isn't the most important thing
proverb