cassa


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adjective An unpleasant sticky, starchy taste or texture. Usually bitter and drying to the mouth. Unripen fruits usually taste 'cassa' because of its high starch content. E.g. unripene: fig (banana), kaimate etc.

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Zubaida
5 years ago

From what language does the term originate?

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Bitz
11 months ago

Sanskrit kaṣāya ‘astringent’ > Hindi/Bhojpuri kasailā ‘astringent’ > [Caribbean Hindustani Adaptation] > Trinidad English 'cassa'