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Jamaica
wrong bang
An X, often created with red ink, used to indicate an incorrect solution to a problem.
Jamaica
sticky
A check mark, often created with red ink, used to indicate a correct solution to a problem.
Aruba
Bonaire
Curacao
lisinbèin
Centipede; Any of a wide set of many legged arthropods. They are venomous, and their bites may have effects ranging from mild discomfort to life threatening. Their colouration varies with some being black or dark brown and others being orange and blue.
animal
Aruba
Bonaire
Curacao
stakamahachi
The berries and tree of Rivina humulis. The small shrub produces small, blood red berries.
plant
Aruba
Bonaire
Curacao
kachu
A trumpet like instrument made from an animal's horn. It was traditionally used as a Maroon communication and ceremonial tool. It was also used by slaveholders to summon slaves to the fields at work time.
Aruba
Bonaire
Curacao
sòrsaka
The edible fruit of Annona muricata, a broadleaf, flowering, evergreen tree native to Mexico, Cuba, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. The flesh of the fruit consists of an edible, white pulp, some fiber, and a core of indigestible, black seeds. The sweet pulp is used to make juice, as well as candies, sorbets, and ice cream flavorings.
food
fruit
plant
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Jamaica
rolling calf
A ghost, often considered to be a dead butcher, that manifests itself as a red eyed bull that drags heavy, clanking chains behind it as it haunts the night
folklore
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Jamaica
alexander bustamante
Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante GBE, National Hero of Jamaica (24 February 1884 - 6 August 1977). A Jamaican politician, labour leader, and founder of the Jamaica Labour Party.
person
national symbol
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US Virgin Islands
gongolo
The millipede
animal
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Belize
Jamaica
cuchument
Accoutrements. Personal belongings.
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Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
blue soap
Blocks of blue soap used for washing and whitening laundry.
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Barbados
Jamaica
cake soap
Blocks of blue soap used for washing and whitening laundry.
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US Virgin Islands
mahogany bird
A flying cockroach
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Puerto Rico
naranja agria
Seville orange; A thick skinned sour orange used for making beverages and marmalade.
food
plant
US Virgin Islands
stinging nettle
Any of several species of stinging nettle plants. Contact with human skin causes great discomfort.
plant
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US Virgin Islands
pie assing
Fooling around
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St. Kitts & Nevis
dump pan dog
A mongrel dog. A dog of indeterminate breed.
animal
Haiti
pois congo
Pigeon peas.
food
Jamaica
counter flour
All purpose flour. Flour used for cooking, but not baking.
food
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Aruba
Bonaire
Curacao
Puerto Rico
kenepa
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.
fruit
food
plant
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