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Guyana
clap roti
A roti made with butter, usually ghee. Oil is rubbed on both sides, then it is cooked on a tawah. This gives the roti a crisp outside. When it almost finished cooking, the cook begins to beat it, causing it to crumble
food
Jamaica
clappas
Firecrackers. Small explosive devices used for noise-making.
Jamaica
class
To insult, humiliate by saying negative things about someone
Belize
clean clean
Anything done to perfection.
Belize
St. Kitts & Nevis
clear
Light or fair skinned. Having light brown skin.
Jamaica
Clear conscience sleep a tunda
Those with a clear conscience can sleep well through the stormiest nights
proverb
Belize
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Vincent
US Virgin Islands
clear skin
A light skinned, but not white, person.
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Belize
Jamaica
clide
To become disgusted or off-put by an overabundance of sweetness, richness, or pleasure.
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Jamaica
cliding
Cloying. Sweet, rich, fragrant or good tasting to the point of triggering disgust or revulsion after a small amount is consumed.
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Jamaica
cling cling
A grackle found throughout the greater antilles as well as smaller, nearby islands. Like all quiscalus grackles, it is a rather large, gregarious bird. the 27 cm long male is glossy black with a large tail; the 24 cm long female has a smaller tail and is similar in colour but less glossy than the male. It lives largely in heavily settled areas
animal
bird
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Trinidad & Tobago
cobeaux
Turkey vulture or black vulture. A large carrion feeding bird of prey with a turkey-like bald red or black head.
Trinidad & Tobago
cobo
Turkey vulture or black vulture. A large carrion feeding bird of prey with a turkey-like bald red or black head.
animal
bird
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Jamaica
Cock mout kill cock
Choose your words with care lest you draw unpleasant or unwanted attention to yourself.
proverb
Trinidad & Tobago
cock set
Insecticide coils burnt to repel mosquitos
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Jamaica
Cockroach neva right before chicken
One will never be judged fairly by one's enemies.
proverb
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Belize
Cockroach nu go da fowl dance
Don't go where you don't belong.
proverb
Jamaica
cocksman
A man with a reputation for sexual prowess
sexual
Jamaica
cocktion
A sweet made from parched corn and sugar rolled into balls. Food colouring may be added.
food
Guyana
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
cocky
A penis. The male sex organ.
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Jamaica
coco
A swelling on the head caused by a sharp blow.
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Jamaica
coco bread
A light sandwich shaped bread. It is typically filled with meat or cheese or a patty and consumed as a lunch or snack item.
food
Bahamas
Belize
coco plum
Fruit of the Chrysobalanus icaco,which is a shrub or bushy tree, rarely 10 metres tall. In late summer it bears fruit in clusters, that of the coastal form being round, up to 5 cm in diameter, pale-yellow with rose blush or dark-purple in color, while that of the inland form is oval, up to 2.5 cm long, and dark-purple.
fruit
food
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Barbados
Dominica
Grenada
Jamaica
US Virgin Islands
coco tea
Hot beverage made from cocoa powder.
food
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Belize
cocoa
The vagina. The female sexual organ.
Belize
cocoa stroke
Petting the vagina.
sexual
Jamaica
cocoa tea
A beverage made from the ground seeds of the cocoa plant. It is usually made hot, and heavily spiced with nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon.
food
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Vincent
cocobey
A mid sized green lizard
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Jamaica
coconut brush
A segment of the outer husk of a coconut cut to expose the fibres. It is used to polish surfaces, especially floors.
Jamaica
coconut cake
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
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Jamaica
coconut drops
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