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Trinidad & Tobago
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US Virgin Islands
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.
food
plant
Jamaica
susumba
A small green, bitter tasting berry. It is sometimes eaten alone after boiling or cooked with saltfish
plant
food
Jamaica
sweet cup
A fruit related to the passion fruit, but with a hard green skin. They are significantly sweeter than passion fruits.
food
plant
Belize
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
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
plant
Belize
Grenada
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
US Virgin Islands
tambran
Tamarind
food
plant
Antigua & Barbuda
Barbados
Guyana
Jamaica
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
tambrin
Tamarind
food
plant
Jamaica
tan pani
An herb used by men to delay ejaculation.
plant
sexual
Cuba
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
Puerto Rico
turkey berry
A small green, bitter tasting berry. It is sometimes eaten alone after boiling or cooked with saltfish
plant
food
Trinidad & Tobago
baygo
Tobago. One of the islands that make up the republic of Trinidad and Tobago
place
Jamaica
bird hawk
The American Kestrel. A small falcon, and the only kestrel found in the Americas.
animal
bird
Jamaica
cool runnins
An expression used to wish good fortune and a good trip on departing travelers
Jamaica
crab back
A dish consisting of seasoned crab meat stuffed into a crab's shell and baked.
food
Jamaica
cris
A very hard, flat, semi-sweet biscuit made with coconut, flour, sugar, and spices.
food
Jamaica
cumoojin
Curmudgeonly; Ill tempered and possessed of resentment, stubborn, backwards or out of fashion notions.
Barbados
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
Jamaica
di higher monkey climb di more him expose
The more one shows off the more one is vulnerable to ridicule and criticism.
proverb
Jamaica
guidance
An expression used to wish good fortune and a good trip on departing travelers
Haiti
ioa
The spirits of Haitian Voodoo that serve as an intermediary between God and humanity.
Jamaica
jackass corn
A very hard, flat, semi-sweet biscuit made with coconut, flour, sugar, and spices.
food
Jamaica
killy killy
The American Kestrel. A small falcon, and the only kestrel found in the Americas.
animal
bird
Haiti
loa
The spirits of Haitian Voodoo that serve as an intermediary between God and humanity.
folklore
Haiti
lwa
The spirits of Haitian Voodoo that serve as an intermediary between God and humanity.
folklore
Haiti
l'wha
The spirits of Haitian Voodoo that serve as an intermediary between God and humanity.
folklore
Dominica
nature isle
Nickname for Dominica based on the country's lush scenery, rain forests, and rich biodiversity
Jamaica
spindalis
A species of cardinal endemic to Jamaica. It has black, yellow, and white markings.
animal
bird
Jamaica
walk good
An expression used to wish good fortune and a good trip on departing travelers
Jamaica
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
Jamaica
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
Jamaica
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
Barbados
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
Jamaica
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
Jamaica
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
Belize
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
Trinidad & Tobago
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).
Barbados
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
Antigua & Barbuda
Barbados
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
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
Guyana
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.
Belize
Trinidad & Tobago
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.
Suriname
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.