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Barbados
Jamaica
cake soap
Blocks of blue soap used for washing and whitening laundry.
Jamaica
Chicken merry, hawk de near.
Danger lurks wherever there is too much merriment and excitement.
proverb
Trinidad & Tobago
Chile whe de on mudda back nu know how road long
The young and inexperienced don't understand true troubles or hardships.
proverb
Jamaica
creng creng
A basket used to hold meat for smoking and preservation
Jamaica
deks
Desk. A solid, usually wooden surface for writing and work.
Bahamas
flum fum
A vegetable stew consisting of yams, potatoes and green beans.
food
Barbados
golliwag
A word for someone who is loud, unruly, and obnoxious
Jamaica
grunidge
Athlete's foot. A fungal infection affecting the feet and toes.
Jamaica
kreng kreng
A basket used to hold meat for smoking and preservation
Belize
Jamaica
liad
A liar. One who is prone to falsehood and fabrication.
person
Jamaica
mantell
A gigolo, a real player and whore of a man
Jamaica
mullet
A perch-like fish found in both freshwater and saltwater
food
animal
Haiti
Nan tan grangou patat pa gen po.
In times of famine and hardships potatoes have no skin.
proverb
Belize
panades
Traditional Belizean dish made with corn maize and shark meat
food
Trinidad & Tobago
parsad
A sweet dessert made from flour and cream of wheat.
food
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
sweet bread
A light cake made with white flour and mixed fruits.
food
Jamaica
tutti fruiti
A light cake made with white flour and mixed fruits.
food
Jamaica
wangla
A candy made from peanuts, sesame seeds, and brown sugar.
food
Jamaica
wrizzla
A light thin paper used for rolling cigarettes and spliffs
Jamaica
young
Too short - as pertaining to clothing like pants and shirts
Jamaica
Young bud nu know storm
The young and inexperienced don't understand true troubles or hardships.
proverb
Jamaica
stinkin toe
Hymenaea courbaril (Jatobá or Guapinol or Algarrobo) is a tree and fruit common to the Caribbean, Central, and South America. It is a hardwood that is used for furniture, flooring and decorative purposes. Its sap is utilized in perfumes and varnishes. It is known for its malodourous fruit which has a hard shell protecting edible pulp.
food
fruit
plant
Jamaica
tinkin toe
Hymenaea courbaril (Jatobá or Guapinol or Algarrobo) is a tree and fruit common to the Caribbean, Central, and South America. It is a hardwood that is used for furniture, flooring and decorative purposes. Its sap is utilized in perfumes and varnishes. It is known for its malodourous fruit which has a hard shell protecting edible pulp.
Trinidad & Tobago
pawi
This species is found only in Trinidad; it is close to extinction. This is a medium-sized cracid, 60 cm in length, and similar in general appearance to turkeys, with thin necks and small heads. They are forest birds, and the nest is built in a tree. It is mainly black with a purple gloss. The large crest is blackish, edged with white, and there are large white wing patches. The bare face and wattle are blue, and the legs are red. The call is a thin piping. The wings whirr in flight.
bird
animal
Trinidad & Tobago
trinidad piping guan
This species is found only in Trinidad; it is close to extinction. This is a medium-sized cracid, 60 cm in length, and similar in general appearance to turkeys, with thin necks and small heads. They are forest birds, and the nest is built in a tree. It is mainly black with a purple gloss. The large crest is blackish, edged with white, and there are large white wing patches. The bare face and wattle are blue, and the legs are red. The call is a thin piping. The wings whirr in flight.
bird
animal
Trinidad & Tobago
nun
The White-headed Marsh Tyrant (Arundinicola leucocephala) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family, the only species of the genus Arundinicola. It breeds in tropical South America from Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad south to Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay. The adult White-headed Marsh Tyrant is 12.7 cm long and weighs 15 g. The male is entirely brown-black, apart from the relatively large white head and yellowish lower mandible. The female has brown upperparts and wings and a black tail. Her underparts, sides of the head and forecrown are dull white. This is a quiet species, but the call is a sharp sedik.
animal
bird
Trinidad & Tobago
ornate hawk eagle
The Ornate Hawk-Eagle is a bird of prey from the tropical Americas. This is a medium-large raptor. It has a prominent pointed crest, raised when excited, a black bill, broad wings and a long rounded tail.<br /> The typical adult has blackish upperparts and crown, bright chestnut sides to the neck and breast and a black-edged white throat and central breast. The rest of the underparts and feathered legs are white barred with black, and the tail has broad black bars. The underwings are white, with barred flight feathers; due to the heavy pattern birds usually look rather dark in flight.
bird
animal
St. Vincent
agouti
A specie of rodent common in Central American and Lesser Antilles and introduced elsewhere in the Caribbean where not found.Plant eater and often is consider a pest to farmers. Though protected by law in some territories there is an open hunting season .
Aruba
Barbados
Bonaire
Curacao
Dominica
Grenada
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
forty leg
Centipede; Any of a wide set of many legged arthropods. They are venomous, and their bites may have effects ranging from mild discomfort to life threatening. Their colouration varies with some being black or dark brown and others being orange and blue.
animal
Jamaica
fortyleg
Centipede; Any of a wide set of many legged arthropods. They are venomous, and their bites may have effects ranging from mild discomfort to life threatening. Their colouration varies with some being black or dark brown and others being orange and blue.
Aruba
Bonaire
Curacao
lisinbèin
Centipede; Any of a wide set of many legged arthropods. They are venomous, and their bites may have effects ranging from mild discomfort to life threatening. Their colouration varies with some being black or dark brown and others being orange and blue.
animal
Jamaica
santampi
Centipede; Any of a wide set of many legged arthropods. They are venomous, and their bites may have effects ranging from mild discomfort to life threatening. Their colouration varies with some being black or dark brown and others being orange and blue.
animal
St. Lucia
US Virgin Islands
santapee
Centipede; Any of a wide set of many legged arthropods. They are venomous, and their bites may have effects ranging from mild discomfort to life threatening. Their colouration varies with some being black or dark brown and others being orange and blue.
animal
Grenada
santopee
Centipede; Any of a wide set of many legged arthropods. They are venomous, and their bites may have effects ranging from mild discomfort to life threatening. Their colouration varies with some being black or dark brown and others being orange and blue.
animal
Barbados
Jamaica
chink
Bedbug - parasitic insects that feed on human blood. They are known for their tendency to live in and around bedding, couches, and other areas where humans sleep.
animal
Bahamas
Jamaica
dutch pot
A heavy pot made from cast iron, or sometimes aluminium. The pots usually have rounded bottoms, and are popular because they distribute heat evenly and relatively slowly.
Jamaica
dutchy
A heavy pot made from cast iron, or sometimes aluminium. The pots usually have rounded bottoms, and are popular because they distribute heat evenly and relatively slowly.
Jamaica
kaya
Coir; The coarse fibres found between the shell and outer husk of a coconut. The fibres are used to make mats, brushes, mulch, cheap bedding and insulation.
Montserrat
montserrat oriole
The Montserrat Oriole is a medium sized black and yellow "New World Oriole" that is native to the island of Montserrat and is that territory's national bird.
animal
bird
national symbol
Jamaica
boxfood
Lunch food usually packaged and served in cardboard or styrofoam boxes.