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Jamaica
solomon gundy
A spicy fish paste made from smoked, salted herring.
food
Barbados
Guyana
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
sometimeish
Moody. Prone to frequent changes in mood, attitude or behaviour.
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Bahamas
sometimey
Moody. Prone to frequent changes in mood, attitude or behaviour.
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Grenada
son son
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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Trinidad & Tobago
sop
Soup
food
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Suriname
sopropo
Momordica charantia often called bitter melon, bitter gourd or bitter squash in English, has many other local names. It is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.
Belize
sorey borey
Scarred, blotchy skin; (particularly usually the skin on the legs).
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Belize
sorop
Syrup
Belize
sorosi
A variety of bitter melon plant (Momordica charantia). A vine bearing a small bumpy skinned yellow or orange fruit. The leaves are used to make a bitter herbal tea that his regarded for its medicinal and purgative properties
plant
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Barbados
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
sorrel
Roselle (hibiscus sabdariffa) is a member of the hibiscus, okra and cotton family. This annual herb grows erect and is sparsely branched. The stems are green or red, with green leaves and the calyxes and three to five lobed and red when matured. Sorrel is acidic and has a flavour similar to the cranberry. The leaves and flowers are edible.
plant
food
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Jamaica
Sorry fi mawga daag dem tun roun bite you.
No good deed goes unpunished.
proverb
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Belize
sotay
Until
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Haiti
soup joumou
This a a dish typically serve the first day of every new year, but can serve whenever as well.
Jamaica
sour
Obese or fat
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Jamaica
sour barge
The fruit and tree of Averrhoa bilimbi. A relative of the carambola or star fruit, the tree produces an edible, green, five pomed, cucumber like fruit.
food
fruit
plant
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Trinidad & Tobago
sour cherry
The tree and fruit of Phyllanthus acidus. The intermediate sized tree produces small, flattened, multi-lobed, berries with a high acid content. The tart yellow berries are edible raw, but most often stewed with sugar, ginger and other spices.
food
fruit
plant
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Jamaica
US Virgin Islands
sour orange
Seville orange; A thick skinned sour orange used for making beverages and marmalade.
food
plant
fruit
Guyana
souri
The fruit and tree of Averrhoa bilimbi. A relative of the carambola or star fruit, the tree produces an edible, green, five pomed, cucumber like fruit.
food
fruit
plant
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Aruba
Barbados
Bonaire
Bahamas
Belize
Curacao
Dominica
Grenada
Jamaica
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
US Virgin Islands
soursop
The edible fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree native to Mexico, Cuba, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. The flesh of the fruit consists of an edible, white pulp, some fiber, and a core of indigestible, black seeds. The sweet pulp is used to make juice, as well as candies, sorbets, and ice cream flavorings.
food
fruit
plant
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Jamaica
soursop fish
Any of several types of spiny blowfish or pufferfish that inflate and expand their bodies when threatened.
animal
food
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Jamaica
sowa
Obese or fat
Suriname
sowtoe
Money.
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Guyana
spare wheel
The 'other woman' in a cheating or adulterous relationship
Bermuda
sparrow
A young unattached Bermudian female
person
Jamaica
speaky spokey
To effect a non local accent (Eg. British or American) and speech mannerisms
US Virgin Islands
special
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
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Jamaica
speckin
A game where opponents try to split each others gigs (tops) using hard spiking plays with their own.
game
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Jamaica
speculant
Deserving of skepticism or suspicion.
Grenada
spice
Nutmeg - the tree and fruit of Myristica fragrans. The evergreen tree is culinarily and economically important for two spices derived from the fruit: nutmeg and mace.
food
plant
fruit
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Jamaica
spike heel
Shoes with stiletto heels.