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Guyana
mullgatawny
A rich spicy soup made with goat meat as the main ingredient. Usually the goat's head (and sometimes tripe and testicles) is used. The soup is considered to be an aphrodisiac.
food
Jamaica
whe goat do, kid falla
Children invariably adopt all the bad attributes of their parents.
proverb
Jamaica
Likkle alligator tun big alligator
Children invariably adopt all the bad attributes of their parents.
proverb
Jamaica
swap black dog fi monkey
To make an exchange for something equally bad or worse than the original
Belize
Changie black dog fuh monkey
To make an exchange for something equally bad or worse than the original
proverb
US Virgin Islands
All fish does bite but shark does get di blame.
Those with a history of bad behaviour are always the first ones accused
proverb
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Jamaica
yu affi tek bad ting mek joke
Sometimes all you can do is laugh and make the best of a bad situation
Jamaica
Tek kin teet kibba heart bun
Laughter is the best medicine
proverb
Jamaica
mischief come by di poun an go by di ounce
People can stir up a lot of trouble with very little action or very few words
proverb
Jamaica
willful waste bring woeful want
You will often find yourself needing the things you wasted
proverb
Trinidad & Tobago
gru gru bef
Is a species of palm native to tropical regions of the Americas, from southern Mexico and the Caribbean south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. It grows to 15-20 m tall, with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter, characterized by numerous slender, black, viciously sharp 10 cm long spines jutting out from the trunk. The leaves are pinnate, 3-4 m long, with numerous slender, 50-100 cm long leaflets. Petioles of the leaves are also covered with spines. The flowers are small, produced on a large branched inflorescence 1.5 m long. The fruit is a yellowish-green drupe 2.5-5 cm in diameter, containing a single, dark brown, nut-like seed 2.5-5 cm diameter, which is very tough to break. The inside is a dry white filling that has a vaguely sweet taste when eaten.
plant
Trinidad & Tobago
gru gru
Is a species of palm native to tropical regions of the Americas, from southern Mexico and the Caribbean south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. It grows to 15-20 m tall, with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter, characterized by numerous slender, black, viciously sharp 10 cm long spines jutting out from the trunk. The leaves are pinnate, 3-4 m long, with numerous slender, 50-100 cm long leaflets. Petioles of the leaves are also covered with spines. The flowers are small, produced on a large branched inflorescence 1.5 m long. The fruit is a yellowish-green drupe 2.5-5 cm in diameter, containing a single, dark brown, nut-like seed 2.5-5 cm diameter, which is very tough to break. The inside is a dry white filling that has a vaguely sweet taste when eaten.
plant
Trinidad & Tobago
banga tree
Is a species of palm native to tropical regions of the Americas, from southern Mexico and the Caribbean south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. It grows to 15-20 m tall, with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter, characterized by numerous slender, black, viciously sharp 10 cm long spines jutting out from the trunk. The leaves are pinnate, 3-4 m long, with numerous slender, 50-100 cm long leaflets. Petioles of the leaves are also covered with spines. The flowers are small, produced on a large branched inflorescence 1.5 m long. The fruit is a yellowish-green drupe 2.5-5 cm in diameter, containing a single, dark brown, nut-like seed 2.5-5 cm diameter, which is very tough to break. The inside is a dry white filling that has a vaguely sweet taste when eaten.
plant
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Jamaica
trouble de a bush, anancy bring it come a yaad
Don't be like Anancy. Leave things that don't concern you alone.
Jamaica
new broom sweep clean, ole broom know corna
The young have energy and enthusiasm but the old have experience and wisdom
proverb
Jamaica
one finga cyaa kill louse
Sometimes it is necessary to cooperate in order to achieve a goal
proverb
Jamaica
di more yu look di less yu si
The more you learn the more you realise you don't know
proverb
Jamaica
bowl go, packy come
One good turn deserves another
proverb
Jamaica
yu spread yu bed haad, yu affi liddung pan it hard
You have to live with the consequences of your actions
proverb
Jamaica
tu much ratta neva dig good hole
If too many people are involved in a thing it will not be done well
proverb