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St. Vincent
labelle
A firefly; A beetle that produces a blinking yellow, orange, or red light via bioluminescence.
St. Vincent
boileen
A kind of broth that contains meat and ground provisions.
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Jamaica
cuyah
Look here (imperative or rhetorical)
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Jamaica
hol dawg
Literally "hold the dog". A phrase used by visitors to announce their arrival or presence.
Trinidad & Tobago
bummy
Frightened, scared and worried
Trinidad & Tobago
cyao
The vagina. The female sexual organ.
Jamaica
more time
Goodbye. See you later.
Jamaica
likkle more
Goodbye. See you later.
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Montserrat
crazy ants
Nylanderia pubens - a medium small ant that moves in a quick erratic manner.
animal
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Montserrat
task
A measure of an area of land (100 sq ft, derived from measuring 10' x 10' with a 10' pole)
Trinidad & Tobago
catspattle
To fall down or "take a spill"
Trinidad & Tobago
cornichon
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.
food
fruit
plant
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Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
roucou
The fruit and plant of Bixa orellana, commonly known as anatto. It is important for its seeds which are used to produce spices, and bright red/orange food colourings and dyes.
plant
food
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Guyana
laba
A paca, a small rodent.
animal
food
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Haiti
fritaille
A dish with fried meat as the primary ingredient. A typical example will have will have fried goat (tassot cabrit) or fried beef (tassot bef), fried pork (griot), fried crab or fish, marinad (salty beignets), akra (fried malanga). Fried sweet poptatoes, green and sweet plantains, and breadfruit. Lastly pikliz, a coleslaw like mix of thinly cut cabbage, habanero peppers, onions, lime juice, vinegar and salt.
Haiti
fritay
A dish with fried meat as the primary ingredient. A typical example will have will have fried goat (tassot cabrit) or fried beef (tassot bef), fried pork (griot), fried crab or fish, marinad (salty beignets), akra (fried malanga). Fried sweet poptatoes, green and sweet plantains, and breadfruit. Lastly pikliz, a coleslaw like mix of thinly cut cabbage, habanero peppers, onions, lime juice, vinegar and salt.
Dominica
copawayzuh
To be afraid, to be a coward.
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Haiti
ti carole
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
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Haiti
riz djon djon
A black mushroom dish that can be made with sweet peas and shrimp.
food
Haiti
soup joumou
This a a dish typically serve the first day of every new year, but can serve whenever as well.