A thick spicy stew made made from red kidney beans, salted meat (beef, pork, or fish), coconut milk and spinner dumplings. Ital or vegetarian version omit the meat. The stew is most often accompanied by plain white rice.

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

To loiter or procrastinate. To waste time.

A check mark, often created with red ink, used to indicate a correct solution to a problem.

Any of several species of stinging nettle plants. Contact with human skin causes great discomfort.

Bukut. The fruit and tree of Casia Grandis. It is considered an effective natural remedy for anemia.

A promiscuous woman.

Bits of resin resembling small stones or rocks used as a desensitiser to delay ejaculation.

Testicles

To enter a party without paying

Be careful with things you don't fully understand

To be ok.

A promiscuous woman.

A taffy like candy.

Shrimp, particularly freshwater shrimp

A commonly found mango cultivar with fibrous flesh. It is abundant and less highly valued than other mango cultivars.

To thrive or to prosper.

Any of a number of beverages made from herbs or roots and intended to 'strengthen the back' and improve sexual prowess

Any incident or time marked by drama, scandal, confusion or conflict.

A children's game where one person or team chases other players in an attempt to tag them. The tagged players remain stuck in place until a free player unfreezes them by touching them. The game often proceeds until all the targets are frozen, at which point the players may switch teams or a new chaser is appointed.

To care or be concerned about.

Common sense is better than formal education or learning.

Describes a good looking, well dressed female

To insult, humiliate by saying negative things about someone

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.

A ghost or spirit that lives as an old woman by day, but turns into a blood sucking monster by night. According to some legends, she is able to to take off her skin and put it back on.

To rely and live off of someone without giving anything back in return; To look for something free without having to give anything in return.

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.

Small ocean dwelling mollusks that attach themselves firmly to rocks.

Small fish with suckers on their undersides. The fish use these suckers to attach themselves to rocks, particularly in fast flowing currents.