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Jamaica
ackee and saltfish
A traditional food that is the national dish of Jamaica. It is typically prepared as a sautee of boiled ackee, saltfish, peppers, onions and other spices. It is usually accompanied by bread, breadfruit, boiled green bananas, or dumplings.
food
national symbol
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Jamaica
ackee poison
Jamaican Vomiting Sickness is a poisoning caused by ingestion of the unripe arils of the ackee fruit, its seeds, and husks. It is characterized by acute gastrointestinal illness and hypoglycemia. Severe cases can be fatal.
Trinidad & Tobago
acoutrement
Various items or personal belongings not important enough to be mentioned individually.
Jamaica
actor boy
A John Canoe character that recites poetry and Shakespearean plays.
Bahamas
add on
To show off or put on airs
Bahamas
after when
When.
Jamaica
afu
Yam.
food
plant
Jamaica
Suriname
agama
Any of various species of large lizards
animal
1 comments
Jamaica
age paper
Birth certificate.
Belize
Grenada
ageable
Old. Elderly.
1 comments
Bahamas
agidi
A mean of cornmeal mush cooked in leaves.
food
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
Trinidad & Tobago
ago
Going to
2 comments
Jamaica
agony
The pleasurable 'painful' sensations of sex
sexual
1 comments
Barbados
Dominica
Grenada
St. Lucia
Trinidad & Tobago
St. Vincent
agouti
Small rodents related to guinea pigs.
animal
food
9 comments
Trinidad & Tobago
ah
Will not
Trinidad & Tobago
ah chut
An expression indicating annoyance or displeasure
Trinidad & Tobago
ah dog
A Trini 20 dollar bill
money
Belize
Jamaica
ahoa
An interjection used to indicate comprehension or acceptance.
1 comments
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
ajah
Paternal grandfather; Father's father.
person
family
2 comments
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
ajee
Paternal grandmother; i.e father's mother.
person
Grenada
akara
A fried batter made from a mix of flour, saltfish, onions, peppers and other spices
food
Barbados
Bermuda
Belize
Guyana
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
US Virgin Islands
aks
To ask
5 comments
Suriname
aksi
To ask
Bahamas
alavis
Aloe vera. Valued for use in herbal medicine, as a purgative or washout, and for cosmetic and skin care purposes.
plant
1 comments
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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Belize
all a unu
Everyone - second person plural
3 comments
Barbados
all a wunna
Everyone - second person plural
5 comments
St. Vincent
all all yuh
Everyone - second person plural
Guyana
All cassava get same skin but all nah taste same way
People may look alike, but all act differently
proverb
Antigua & Barbuda
all crab fine dey hole
Everyone finds their place in life.
proverb