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St. Lucia
koko coolie
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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Belize
konkas
A housefly.
animal
Belize
kotobrute
A sweet treat made from diced coconuts, sugar and spices. The mixture is boiled until thick enough to set and harden when cool, then spoonfuls are dropped onto banana leaves or other flat surfaces.
food
Suriname
kousenband
Green Beans, also known as String Beans, are the unripe fruits of any kind of bean, especially the common bean.
St. Lucia
kouzou
Passion fruit
food
fruit
Belize
kraabu
A fruit tree, the yellow berries of the tree (Brysonima crassifolia).
food
fruit
plant
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Jamaica
kreng kreng
A basket used to hold meat for smoking and preservation
Haiti
kreole
Local dialect derived from African and various European languages (usually some combination of English, French, Spanish or Dutch)
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Belize
kriol
Local dialect derived from African and various European languages (usually some combination of English, French, Spanish or Dutch)
Belize
kriol bread
Breads or cakes made with coconut as a primary ingredient
food
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Belize
kruffy
Belizean
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Jamaica
kumina
Revivalism is a Jamaican religion that is a blend of Baptist, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Pentecostal beliefs and practices with modified African beliefs and practices.
Belize
kunku
A small amount; tiny
Trinidad & Tobago
kurma
Dessert made with flour and coconut milk, fried and dipped in a sugary liquid.
food
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Grenada
kusu
Cashew
food
fruit
plant
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Suriname
kusuwé
The fruit and plant of Bixa orellana, commonly known as anatto. It is important for its seeds which are used to produce spices, and bright red/orange food colourings and dyes.
plant
food
St. Kitts & Nevis
kwachimelon
Otaheite apple; Pear shaped fruit with red skin and white flesh. Typically, they contain a single large seed. However, they may occasionally be seedless. The fruit is sweet and is usually eaten raw or used to make drinks.
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fruit
plant
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Guyana
kweh kweh
A pre-wedding ritual originally practiced by African slaves and their decendants.
Suriname
kwi kwi
An edible species of armour plated catfish that grows up to 24.0 centimetres in length. Males grow to a larger average and maximum size than females and, during the reproductive season, develop fat deposits in the pectoral fin and an elongated recurved pectoral spine that often assumes a reddish colour.
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food
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Grenada
Trinidad & Tobago
la diablesse
Translated as ‘female devil’ from French, La Diablesse is a Caribbean Folklore Character who was born human but her dealings with the devil have made her a malicious shape-shifting spirit. To others, her poise, figure and dress make her seem beautiful. However, her hideous face is hidden by a large brimmed hat and her long dress hides the fact that one leg ends in a cow hoof- also she walks with one foot on the road and her cow's hoof in the grass at the side of the road. She can cast spells on her unsuspecting male victims whom she leads into the forest with promises of sexual favours. When in the forest, she disappears and the man, confused, lost and scared, runs around the forest until he falls into a ravine or river and dies.
folklore
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Cuba
La salud es la mayor riqueza
Health is the greatest wealth.
proverb
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Belize
laang
Tall.
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Guyana
laba
A paca, a small rodent.
animal
food
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Guyana
labaria
Bothrops atrox; A South American venomous pit viper species. This species is very dangerous and is the cause of more human fatalities than any reptile in the Americas.
animal
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Dominica
Trinidad & Tobago
labass
A garbage dump
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Jamaica
labba labba
Gossip. Idle talk, rumours, or salacious news about the private affairs of others.
Jamaica
labba mout
One who talks a lot or too much
person
St. Vincent
labelle
A firefly; A beetle that produces a blinking yellow, orange, or red light via bioluminescence.
Trinidad & Tobago
labhay
A firefly; A beetle that produces a blinking yellow, orange, or red light via bioluminescence.
Jamaica
labourite
A member or supporter of the Jamaica Labour Party.