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anon

An edible round, ovoid, or cone shaped fruit around 6-10 cm in diameter, with a lumpy skin. The skin colour changes from bright green to a pale whitis

aprin

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 d

avispa

Wasp

avogado

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.

berenjena

Eggplant. A species of nightshade grown for its edible fruit.

biandas

Any starchy agricultural product used as food. Examples include, but are not limited to, yams, potatoes, bananas, cassava, pumpkins, and breadfruit.

boricua

The Taíno-rooted word boricua means “brave and noble lord,” and today is used by Puerto Ricans to refer to themselves and identify as Puerto Ricans. B

caballito san pedro

A dragonfly.

camaron

Shrimp, particularly freshwater shrimp

chulo

A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Ins

cucubano

A firefly; A beetle that produces a blinking yellow, orange, or red light via bioluminescence.

culantro

Mexican Coriander. Eryngium foetidum is a tropical perennial and annual herb in the family Apiaceae used for seasoning and marinating food.

diadema

A rigid metal, plastic or wooden band used to keep womens' hair in place.

dungs

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 d

espina

Thorn. A sharp protrusion grown on a plant.

gandules

Pigeon peas.

goma

A game played with rubber bands where the object is to capture as many of the opponents' rubber bands as possible. Players stand facing a wall or othe

green passion fruit

A fruit related to the passion fruit, but with a hard green skin. They are significantly sweeter than passion fruits.

grosella

The tree and fruit of Phyllanthus acidus. The intermediate sized tree produces small, flattened, multi-lobed, berries with a high acid content. The ta

huey

Fiddler crab

juey

Fiddler crab

kenepa

Melicoccus bijugatus; Ovoid green fruit that grows in bunches on trees up to 30m high. The fruit typically ripen during the summer. The fruit is relat

lechoza

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 co

macala

A gecko often found in and around the ceilings of houses. The gecko makes a croaking sound.

naranja agria

Seville orange; A thick skinned sour orange used for making beverages and marmalade.

nispero

Round, oblate, ovaloid, ellipsoidal, or conical fruit varying in size from 2 to 4 in (5-10 cm) in width. The immature fruit is hard and has a sandpape

panapen

Tree and fruit native to the Pacific Islands and Malaysia that was brought to the West Indies in the 18th century. The fruit is large with a rough gre

papa

Potato

parcha

A fruit related to the passion fruit, but with a hard green skin. They are significantly sweeter than passion fruits.

pastel

A dish consisting of mixed meat stewed with capers, olives, raisins and prunes, wrapped in cornmeal, then wrapped in banana or plantain leaves and boi