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Barbados
Yu can' plant yam and reap eddoe
Your reward or punishment is in line with your actions
proverb
Bahamas
yam
To eat, especially to eat voraciously.
Barbados
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
eddoe
Taro - plant used primarily for its edible root and leaves.
food
plant
Jamaica
can grenade
Canned mackerel in tomato sauce
food
Guyana
eddoe leaf
Aramanth - an edible green leafy vegetable resembling spinach. It is typically prepared by steaming, often with saltfish
food
plant
Jamaica
Hang yu basket whe yu can reach it
Keep your goals within your abilities and means
proverb
Bahamas
belly ache plant
Aloe vera. Valued for use in herbal medicine, as a purgative or washout, and for cosmetic and skin care purposes.
plant
Jamaica
ackee and saltfish
A traditional food that is the national dish of Jamaica. It is typically prepared as a sautee of boiled ackee, saltfish, peppers, onions and other spices. It is usually accompanied by bread, breadfruit, boiled green bananas, or dumplings.
food
national symbol
Jamaica
back and belly
A machete or cutlass sharpened on both edges.
Jamaica
back and belly
Two faced. Hypocritical or treacherous.
Guyana
fling and slam
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
Barbados
Belize
Guyana
British Virgin Isles.
US Virgin Islands
peas and rice
A dish made from rice and peas or beans. Red kidney beans and gungo are commonly used. The dish is typically prepared with coconut milk and lots of seasoning.
food
Bahamas
rake and scrape
A traditional style of folk music performed using a handsaw and various instruments including the accordion and drums.
Belize
rice and beans
A dish made from rice and peas or beans. Red kidney beans and gungo are commonly used. The dish is typically prepared with coconut milk and lots of seasoning.
Antigua & Barbuda
Barbados
Belize
Dominica
Grenada
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
rice and peas
A dish made from rice and peas or beans. Red kidney beans and gungo are commonly used. The dish is typically prepared with coconut milk and lots of seasoning.
food
Jamaica
stamp and go
A fried batter made from a mix of flour, saltfish, onions, peppers and other spices
food
Jamaica
wattle and daub
A style of building construction where walls are made from slats of bamboo or other wood and coated with mud or clay.
Jamaica
yu dun know
You know what I mean.
Jamaica
black and white dance
A memorial dance held for a dead member of the Pocumina faith. Participants wear black and white.
Jamaica
dip and fall back
A custard like stew made from a salted meat (usually saltfish or salted mackerel), coconut milk and richly seasoned. It is often served with ground provisions such as yams, dasheen, or bananas.
food
Jamaica
patty and coco bread
A lunch or snack item consisting of a patty sandwiched inside a coco bread.
food
Jamaica
yu cyaa siddung pan cow back and cuss cow kin
You shouldn't criticise those on whom you depend.
Jamaica
yu spread yu bed haad, yu affi liddung pan it hard
You have to live with the consequences of your actions
proverb
Jamaica
di more yu look di less yu si
The more you learn the more you realise you don't know
proverb
Jamaica
If yu mash ants yu fine im guts
People reveal their true colours when faced with pressure or hard times.
proverb
Jamaica
If yu waa good, yu nose affi run
Success requires hard work
proverb
Bahamas
Wha sweeten yu mouth goin bitter yu tail.
That which causes merriment and pleasure now will cause grief and sorrow later.
proverb
Trinidad & Tobago
pride of trinidad and tobago
Warszewiczia coccinea (or Chaconia, Wild Poinsettia and Pride of Trinidad and Tobago) is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is the national flower of Trinidad and Tobago because it blooms on 31 August, which coincides with the day that Trinidad and Tobago became independent from Great Britain. It was named Chaconia after Trinidad's last colonial Spanish Governor Don Jose Maria Chacon, who is credited with a vast upgrading of the island and its capital Port of Spain.
national symbol
plant
Jamaica
dog nyam yu suppa
You are in trouble
Jamaica
If yu fraid a yeye yu cyaa nyam head
One must be willing to put up with unpleasant things in order to be successful
proverb
Jamaica
Yu shake man han, yu nu shake him heart
Appearances can be deceiving
proverb
Jamaica
Yu shake man han, yu nu shake him heart
It's impossible to tell what a person is thinking or feeling.
Belize
Man hate yu, he gi yu basket fi carry wata
People who dislike you will give you difficult or impossible tasks
proverb
Jamaica
nu wait til drum beat before yu grine yu axe
Always be prepared
proverb
St. Lucia
national festival of lights and renewal
A festival of celebration held the night before National Day, otherwise known as St. Lucy's day.
Jamaica
Every day yu goad donkey, one day him gwine kick yu
Everyone has their limits
proverb
Belize
If yu nu check di watah, nu tek off yu shoe
Look before you leap
proverb
Jamaica
If yu nu go unda fowl coob, fowl cyaa shit pan yu
People abuse you or take advantage of you unless you put yourself in a position for them to do so.
proverb
Jamaica
nu mek one donkey choke yu
Don't be misled by a fool
proverb
Jamaica
if yu get yu han in devil mout tek time tek it out
Be careful and cautious when you get into difficulty
proverb