travel_explore explore, browse, discover

Trinidad & Tobago
yellow star apple
Pouteria caimito, a tropical tree, and its fruit originally from South America. It will grow an average of 33 feet (10 m) high, and can grow as high as 116 feet (35 m) under good conditions. Its fruit’s shape varies from round to oval with a point. When ripe, it has smooth bright yellow skin and will have one to four ovate seeds. The inside of the fruit is translucent and white. It has a creamy and jelly-like texture and with a taste similar to the sapodilla
food
fruit
plant
Jamaica
yellow tail
The Yellow Tail Snapper. A species of snapper with a yellow stripe along the length of its body and a yellow tail.
animal
food
Jamaica
yellowman
An albino. A person with a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes.
person
Belize
yenk
To effect a non local accent (Eg. British or American) and speech mannerisms
3 comments
Belize
yerriso
Gossip. Idle talk, rumours, or salacious news about the private affairs of others.
Bahamas
Jamaica
yeye
The eye. The organ of sight.
1 comments
Belize
Jamaica
yeye wata
Tears. Drops of clear salty liquid that flow from the eye when one is crying or the eye is irritated.
2 comments
Bahamas
yinna
Second person plural pronoun; You plural.
1 comments
Bahamas
yinnaself
Second person plural pronoun; You plural.
Jamaica
young
Too short - as pertaining to clothing like pants and shirts
Jamaica
Young bud nu know storm
The young and inexperienced don't understand true troubles or hardships.
proverb
Bermuda
youte
Small child
person
1 comments
Jamaica
youth man
A young person, usually male
US Virgin Islands
yoyo
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
fruit
1 comments
Jamaica
yu affi tek bad ting mek joke
Sometimes all you can do is laugh and make the best of a bad situation
Barbados
Yu can' plant yam and reap eddoe
Your reward or punishment is in line with your actions
proverb
Jamaica
Yu cyaa ride cow an cuss cow kin
You shouldn't criticise those on whom you depend.
proverb
Jamaica
yu cyaa siddung pan cow back and cuss cow kin
You shouldn't criticise those on whom you depend.
Jamaica
yu dun know
You know what I mean.
1 comments
Jamaica
Yu neva si pop gun kill alligator
Don't expect success if you set someone a task that is beyond their ability
proverb
Jamaica
Yu nu know how parson get him gown.
Don't envy the success of others when you don't know what it cost.
proverb
Jamaica
Yu shake man han, yu nu shake him heart
Appearances can be deceiving
proverb
Jamaica
yu spread yu bed haad, yu affi liddung pan it hard
You have to live with the consequences of your actions
proverb
Bahamas
yuck
To pull
Bahamas
yuck up vexation
Vexed. Angry or upset with rage
Belize
Yuh borrow money, i mek enemy
Debt always comes between friends and family
proverb
Barbados
Yuh caan stan in de road an sih de leak in somebody else house
Unless you're close to someone you don't know the true nature of their problems
proverb
Grenada
yurrie
Tasteless and watery
yuyubo
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
fruit
Antigua & Barbuda
Dominica
Grenada
Haiti
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
zaboca
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
fruit
plant
36 comments