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US Virgin Islands
greenie
Heineken beer
food
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US Virgin Islands
special
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.
food
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St. Kitts & Nevis
kwachimelon
Otaheite apple; Pear shaped fruit with red skin and white flesh. Typically, they contain a single large seed. However, they may occasionally be seedless. The fruit is sweet and is usually eaten raw or used to make drinks.
food
fruit
plant
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Jamaica
selecta
A Disc Jockey. One who selects the music to be played at an event.
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St. Kitts & Nevis
Trinidad & Tobago
sucker
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.
food
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Bahamas
back talk
A disrespectful reply. Usually from a child to a parent or teacher.
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Barbados
road tennis
A sport similar to table tennis, but played on a 21ft by 10ft floor or ground surface. The sport originated in Barbados in the 1930s
game
Jamaica
norman manley
Norman Washington Manley MM QC National Hero of Jamaica (4 July 1893 – 2 September 1969), was a Jamaican statesman. A Rhodes Scholar, Manley became one of Jamaica's leading lawyers in the 1920s. With his cousin, Alexander Bustamante, Manley was an advocate of the universal suffrage that was granted the colony in 1944.
person
national symbol
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Haiti
klorat
A homemade firework popular around the Christmas/New Year's season
Haiti
anisette
An alcoholic beverage made by soaking anise leaves in rum and adding sugar for sweetening.
food
Guyana
falernum
A sweet syrup used to make drinks. It contains flavors of almond, ginger and/or cloves, and lime, and sometimes vanilla or allspice. The syrup can be alcoholic or nonalcoholic. The consistency is thick, with color ranging from white to light amber, and it may be clear or translucent.
food
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.
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Haiti
papa noel
A Haitian analogue to Santa Claus
person
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Guyana
washing butter
To beat butter with a spoon in a large water filled container in order to remove salt and make it suitable for use in recipes like black cake.
food
Barbados
plum pudding
A dense steamed cake/pudding made with dried vine fruit (raisins, prunes, etc) that have been steeped in rum or wine.
food
Antigua & Barbuda
pepperpot
A spicy spinach based soup flavoured with pork. It is often eaten as a Boxing Day tradition.
food
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Jamaica
watchnight
A late night church service to usher in the new year.
hallaca
A dish consisting of mixed meat stewed with capers, olives, raisins and prunes, wrapped in cornmeal, then wrapped in banana or plantain leaves and boiled.
food
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
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Barbados
evah
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