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Barbados
Trinidad & Tobago
golden apple
The bael (Aegle marmelos) is a hard shelled fruit about the size of a grapefruit that is used for food and medicinal purposes.The fruit contains hairy seeds and an aromatic yellow pulp. The yellow or brown shell is hard enough to require cracking by hammer or rocks.
food
fruit
plant
Trinidad & Tobago
manicou bird
The Masked Yellowthroat, it is 13.2 cm long and weighs 13 g. It has yellow-green upperparts, bright yellow underparts, and a mainly black bill. The adult male has a black facemask, bordered above with a grey band. The female is similar, but lacks the black mask.
animal
bird
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
rambutan
The tree and fruit of Nephelium lappaceum. Related to the lychee and guinep, the medium sized tree produces bunches of small fruit with a hairy, bright red or reddish orange skin. The edible fruit has pale flesh surrounding a single seed.
food
fruit
plant
Belize
upstayz house
The traditional style of Kriol house with the living quarters built at least 8 or 10 ft off the ground on posts. This construction provides an outside shaded area underneath for daytime activities, greater security upstairs, and escape from low flying insects, snakes, and high water.
Jamaica
marcus garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., ONH (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940) was a Jamaican political leader, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who was a staunch proponent of the Black nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL). He founded the Black Star Line, part of the Back-to-Africa movement, which promoted the return of the African diaspora to their ancestral lands.
person
national symbol
Cayman Islands
backing sand
The Christmas season tradition of carrying sand from the beaches on moonlit nights and spreading it in yards to simulate snow.
Puerto Rico
biandas
Any starchy agricultural product used as food. Examples include, but are not limited to, yams, potatoes, bananas, cassava, pumpkins, and breadfruit.
food
Belize
bile up
A dish of boiled ground foods, such as cassava, cocoa, sweet potatoes, ripe plantains, boil cake, and boiled fish or pigtail.
Trinidad & Tobago
blue food
Any starchy agricultural product used as food. Examples include, but are not limited to, yams, potatoes, bananas, cassava, pumpkins, and breadfruit.
food
Trinidad & Tobago
calinda
A style of stick fighting martial art commonly seen during Carnival . It is the national martial art of Trinidad and Tobago
Jamaica
food
Any starchy agricultural product used as food. Examples include, but are not limited to, yams, potatoes, bananas, cassava, pumpkins, and breadfruit.
food
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
US Virgin Islands
ground provisions
Any starchy agricultural product used as food. Examples include, but are not limited to, yams, potatoes, bananas, cassava, pumpkins, and breadfruit.
food
Jamaica
St. Vincent
grung provision
Any starchy agricultural product used as food. Examples include, but are not limited to, yams, potatoes, bananas, cassava, pumpkins, and breadfruit.
food
Jamaica
St. Vincent
hard food
Any starchy agricultural product used as food. Examples include, but are not limited to, yams, potatoes, bananas, cassava, pumpkins, and breadfruit.
food
Belize
ital food
Any starchy agricultural product used as food. Examples include, but are not limited to, yams, potatoes, bananas, cassava, pumpkins, and breadfruit.
food
Jamaica
judge
To wear clothing for ordinary everyday house or yard use and activity - as opposed to for special occasions, work, or church.
Haiti
kalenda
A style of stick fighting martial art commonly seen during Carnival . It is the national martial art of Trinidad and Tobago
Haiti
kalinda
A style of stick fighting martial art commonly seen during Carnival . It is the national martial art of Trinidad and Tobago
Guyana
methem
A dish of boiled ground foods, such as cassava, cocoa, sweet potatoes, ripe plantains, boil cake, and boiled fish or pigtail.
Trinidad & Tobago
mové lang
Used to describe a slanderous gossiper. Is often used with the word cantankerous. For example, "You too mové lang and cantankerous!!"
Jamaica
set up
A late night or all night gathering in remembrance of the dead. Often includes eating, drinking, and games such as dominoes.
Bahamas
topsy
A mythical person who has no parents or family and as a result, has no understanding of correct or proper behaviour.
person
Antigua & Barbuda
Suriname
apra
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw
food
plant
fruit
Jamaica
blue gaulin
The Little Blue Heron is a small heron. It breeds from the Gulf states of the USA through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay. It is a medium-large, long-legged, heron with a long pointed blue or greyish bill with a black tip.
animal
bird
US Virgin Islands
cainit
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw
food
plant
fruit
Puerto Rico
chulo
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw
food
plant
fruit
Belize
damsel
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw
food
plant
fruit
Cuba
estrella
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw
food
plant
fruit
Trinidad & Tobago
gaulin
The Little Blue Heron is a small heron. It breeds from the Gulf states of the USA through Central America and the Caribbean south to Peru and Uruguay. It is a medium-large, long-legged, heron with a long pointed blue or greyish bill with a black tip.
animal
bird
Suriname
goudblad boom
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw
food
plant
fruit
Grenada
jamoon
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw
food
plant
fruit
Trinidad & Tobago
kaimit
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw
food
plant
fruit
Haiti
pied caimite
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw
food
plant
fruit
Guadeloupe
pomme surette
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw
food
plant
fruit
Belize
Guyana
Jamaica
star apple
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw
food
plant
fruit
Barbados
star plum
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw
food
plant
fruit
Suriname
sterappel
A round fruit about the size of a tennis ball. It has a glossy leathery skin that is either green, purple, or some combination of the two colours. Inside is a purple and white milky flesh that exhibits a distinct star pattern. The fruit is sweet and eaten raw
food
plant
fruit
Jamaica
coney
A medium sized terrestrial rodent found in the Jamaican forests. The species is endemic to Jamaica and related to hutias and guinea pigs. They have long tails, large heads and a squat appearance. The fur is typically brown, reddish brown, or dark brown. Previous generations of Jamaicans, particularly those of Maroon ancestry, used to hunt them for food. For many years they were thought to be extinct, but there have been a few sightings in recent times.
animal
food
Jamaica
money football
A tabletop, desktop, or benchtop game approximating football using a small coin as the ball and larger coins as the players. The playing surface is marked like a football field with goals, centerlines and penalty positions.The object of the game is to use the player coins to hit the ball coin into the opponents goal. The human opponents control the player coins using fudge sticks (popsicle sticks) and are not allowed to directly touch the ball coin.
game
Haiti
Apre dans tanbou lou.
"After the dance, the drums are heavy". It's not all fun and good times when the party ends. Sometimes there's hard work.
proverb