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sugar apple
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 whitish-green as the fruit ripens. The sweet flesh is white or very pale yellow, and has a custard-like texture. Hard , shiny brownish black seeds are spread throughout the insides.
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susumba
A small green, bitter tasting berry. It is sometimes eaten alone after boiling or cooked with saltfish
plant
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sweet cup
A fruit related to the passion fruit, but with a hard green skin. They are significantly sweeter than passion fruits.
food
plant
sweetsop
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 whitish-green as the fruit ripens. The sweet flesh is white or very pale yellow, and has a custard-like texture. Hard , shiny brownish black seeds are spread throughout the insides.
food
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tambran
Tamarind
food
plant
tambrin
Tamarind
food
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tan pani
An herb used by men to delay ejaculation.
plant
sexual
ti es
Canistel; A bright yellow ovoid fruit with a pointed tip. It is related to the sapodilla and is edible. The flesh tends to be dryer than other sapodillas and the texture is similar to that of a hardboiled egg yolk.
food
plant
turkey berry
A small green, bitter tasting berry. It is sometimes eaten alone after boiling or cooked with saltfish
plant
food
baygo
Tobago. One of the islands that make up the republic of Trinidad and Tobago
place
bird hawk
The American Kestrel. A small falcon, and the only kestrel found in the Americas.
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bird
cool runnins
An expression used to wish good fortune and a good trip on departing travelers
crab back
A dish consisting of seasoned crab meat stuffed into a crab's shell and baked.
food
cris
A very hard, flat, semi-sweet biscuit made with coconut, flour, sugar, and spices.
food
cumoojin
Curmudgeonly; Ill tempered and possessed of resentment, stubborn, backwards or out of fashion notions.
De higher de monkey climb de more he show he tail
The more one shows off, the more one is vulnerable to ridicule and criticism.
proverb
di higher monkey climb di more him expose
The more one shows off the more one is vulnerable to ridicule and criticism.
proverb
guidance
An expression used to wish good fortune and a good trip on departing travelers
ioa
The spirits of Haitian Voodoo that serve as an intermediary between God and humanity.
jackass corn
A very hard, flat, semi-sweet biscuit made with coconut, flour, sugar, and spices.
food
killy killy
The American Kestrel. A small falcon, and the only kestrel found in the Americas.
animal
bird
loa
The spirits of Haitian Voodoo that serve as an intermediary between God and humanity.
folklore
lwa
The spirits of Haitian Voodoo that serve as an intermediary between God and humanity.
folklore
l'wha
The spirits of Haitian Voodoo that serve as an intermediary between God and humanity.
folklore
nature isle
Nickname for Dominica based on the country's lush scenery, rain forests, and rich biodiversity
spindalis
A species of cardinal endemic to Jamaica. It has black, yellow, and white markings.
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bird
walk good
An expression used to wish good fortune and a good trip on departing travelers
chip chip
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
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
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
conkies
A desert similar to payme or dukunu. It is made from mixture of grated pumpkin, sweet potato, cornmeal, flour, and various spices wrapped in banana leaf and steamed on a rack over boiling water.
food
cut 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
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
kotobrute
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
shalwar
Tradition dress that consists of trousers (usually wide at top and gets narrow at the bottom), and a long shirt or tunic (which contains slits at the sides below the waist for greater movement).
stew dumpling
A desert similar to payme or dukunu. It is made from mixture of grated pumpkin, sweet potato, cornmeal, flour, and various spices wrapped in banana leaf and steamed on a rack over boiling water.
food
sugar 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
carailla
Momordica charantia often called bitter melon, bitter gourd or bitter squash in English, has many other local names. It is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.
caraille
Momordica charantia often called bitter melon, bitter gourd or bitter squash in English, has many other local names. It is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.
sopropo
Momordica charantia often called bitter melon, bitter gourd or bitter squash in English, has many other local names. It is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.