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Dominica
mimbre
The fruit and tree of Averrhoa bilimbi. A relative of the carambola or star fruit, the tree produces an edible, green, five pomed, cucumber like fruit.
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Jamaica
billious
Light headedness, headache, and stomach gas caused by hunger
Belize
blue bwoy
Belizean $100 banknote.
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Martinique
caramanja
The fruit and tree of Averrhoa bilimbi. A relative of the carambola or star fruit, the tree produces an edible, green, five pomed, cucumber like fruit.
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Bahamas
assue draw
A form of savings where a group of people pay an agreed sum of money on a periodic basis (usually monthly) and each period one member of the group takes all the money that has been paid (their share). This practice has been traced back to Yoruba credit system.
Grenada
french cashew
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.
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Belize
mali apple
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.
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St. Lucia
love apple
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.
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Trinidad & Tobago
emen
The tree and fruit of Terminalia catappa. It is a large tree (up to 115ft in height), often grown for ornamental purposes and the shade provided by its broad leaves. Parts of the fruit are edible, including the inner seed which resembles almonds in shape and taste.
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Martinique
amandes
The tree and fruit of Terminalia catappa. It is a large tree (up to 115ft in height), often grown for ornamental purposes and the shade provided by its broad leaves. Parts of the fruit are edible, including the inner seed which resembles almonds in shape and taste.
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Guyana
shamrack
Carambola; A fruit with a star shaped cross section. As it ripens it turns from green to yellow. The fruit has a tart taste and is a good source of vitamin C.
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Belize
makobi
Inability to get over a relationship. The feeling of loss, rejection and sorrow that follows a breakup.
Trinidad & Tobago
buck buck
Burro bananas are more squared in shape than common yellow bananas. When ripe, the skin is yellow with black spots and the flesh is creamy white. It has a tangy, lemon-banana flavor and is generally soft, getting firmer towards the center.
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Trinidad & Tobago
moko
Burro bananas are more squared in shape than common yellow bananas. When ripe, the skin is yellow with black spots and the flesh is creamy white. It has a tangy, lemon-banana flavor and is generally soft, getting firmer towards the center.
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St. Vincent
mafobay
Burro bananas are more squared in shape than common yellow bananas. When ripe, the skin is yellow with black spots and the flesh is creamy white. It has a tangy, lemon-banana flavor and is generally soft, getting firmer towards the center.
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Bahamas
johnny come quick
A fried bread typically made from baking powder leavened dough.
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Bahamas
pancake
A fried bread typically made from baking powder leavened dough.
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Jamaica
yardie
A Jamaican. A native of the island nation of Jamaica.
person
Jamaica
garrison community
Fortressed urban areas known for poverty, gang violence, political manipulation and crime. They emerged in the 1970s from a political culture where politicians and gangs colluded to exert control over communities through practices like election rigging, extortion, and politically controlled access to government benefits and jobs.
Jamaica
garrison
Fortressed urban areas known for poverty, gang violence, political manipulation and crime. They emerged in the 1970s from a political culture where politicians and gangs colluded to exert control over communities through practices like election rigging, extortion, and politically controlled access to government benefits and jobs.