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Trinidad & Tobago
bobolism
Corrupt behavior; financial corruption
Guyana
born paper
Birth certificate.
Jamaica
birth paper
Birth certificate.
Guyana
before bird wife wake
Extremely early in the morning
Haiti
djèl kabwit
The ability to predict future outcomes, particularly unfavourable future outcomes.
Haiti
zôwèy li wèd
Stubborn. Unwilling to listen or take criticism.
Haiti
zié yo fè kat
To make direct eye contact - especially sustained direct eye contact.
Jamaica
eye mek four
To make direct eye contact - especially sustained direct eye contact.
Grenada
wink eye jacks
Term used to describe cooked jacks (fish) given to men, especially from the mainland (Grenada) by women from the sister-isle (Carriacou) to "tie" them into a romantic relationship.
Guyana
scrayving
Gluttonous, greedy
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.
Barbados
crake
An unattractive, or ugly person
Antigua & Barbuda
ice pop
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
Martinique
quenette
Ovoid green fruit that grows in bunches on trees up to 30m high. The fruit typically ripen during the summer. The fruit is related to the lychee and have tight, thin but rigid skins. Inside the skin is the tart, tangy, or sweet pulp of the fruit covering a large seed. The pulp is usually cream or orange coloured.
food
fruit
plant
Belize
peteh
Foot
Bahamas
who beg een gettin' none, and who don' beg don' wan' none.
Nobody is getting any.
Puerto Rico
boricua
The Taíno-rooted word boricua means “brave and noble lord,” and today is used by Puerto Ricans to refer to themselves and identify as Puerto Ricans. Borikén is the Taino word for Puerto Rico; today it’s usually spelled Borinquen when referring to the island.
Dominica
coubawi
Bukut. The fruit and tree of Casia Grandis. It is considered an effective natural remedy for anemia.
Haiti
militon
Chayote. Edible pear shaped green vegetable of the squash family. The vegetable bears on vines and comes in smooth skinned and prickly skinned varieties. It is typically eaten boiled or in soups.
food
Trinidad & Tobago
djèp
A Jack Spania (wasp)