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all fours
An English tavern trick-taking card game that was popular as a gambling game until the end of the 19th century. Each player is dealt six cards. In trick play, players are allowed to trump instead of following suit. The title refers to the possibility of winning four game points by being dealt both the highest and the lowest trump in play, capturing the Jack of trumps and winning the greatest number of card-points.
game
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Trinidad & Tobago
all how
disorganized, not carefully put together
Jamaica
All mout nu set fi tell di same lie.
If everyone says the same thing, there may be truth behind it.
proverb
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Trinidad & Tobago
all now
At this moment in time
Trinidad & Tobago
all now so
Around the same time
Trinidad & Tobago
all skin teet eh laugh
Someone who smiles to your face does not necessarily mean you well
Barbados
Bahamas
all two
Both
Jamaica
allibutton
One who works hard, but gets no reward.
Jamaica
Alligator lay egg, but him nu fowl
Things are not always as they seem.
proverb
Bahamas
alligator pear
Avocado. Edible pear shaped or round fruit with an egg shaped seed. The flesh is green on the outside and turns yellow closer to the seed.
food
fruit
plant
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Jamaica
Alligator shouldn't call hog long mout.
You shouldn't belittle or criticise others when you have the same faults.
proverb
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Bahamas
alligator tree
The avocado tree.
plant
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
allyuh
Second person plural pronoun; You plural.
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Grenada
Jamaica
Cayman Islands
Trinidad & Tobago
almond
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.
plant
food
fruit
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Jamaica
almshouse
Nonsense; Foolishness.
Barbados
Guyana
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
Trinidad & Tobago
aloes
Aloe vera. Valued for use in herbal medicine, as a purgative or washout, and for cosmetic and skin care purposes.
plant
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Guyana
Trinidad & Tobago
aloo
Potato
food
plant
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Trinidad & Tobago
aloo pie
A pastry filled with seasoned mashed potatoes and then fried. The dough consists of flour, water, salt, baking powder and if necessary some saffron for color. Seasonings and ingredients used in the mashed potatoes include salt, pepper, onion, cumin, garlic, occasionally green seasoning, and bandanya. The pastries are cut open before serving and garnished with a chutneys, pepper, or other sauces.
food
Guyana
am
It. Refers to a thing previously mentioned or known.
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.
plant
food
fruit
Bahamas
american roach
An albino cockroach. A cockroach that has turned white after a recent molting.
animal
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Guyana
St. Kitts & Nevis
amerindian
Person of indigenous South American ancestry.
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Trinidad & Tobago
amuse yuh han
A sarcastic command to do something productive
Jamaica
an
Than; Introducing another element for comparison or reference.
Bahamas
Trinidad & Tobago
anady
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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Haiti
ananas
Pineapple - a tropical plant with edible multiple fruit consisting of coalesced berries, named for resemblance to the pine cone.
plant
fruit
food
Barbados
Dominica
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
ananci
A spider
animal
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Jamaica
ananci rope tie ananci
When you set traps for others you may trap yourself. The spider's web catches the spider.
proverb
Belize
Dominica
Guyana
Jamaica
Trinidad & Tobago
ananci story
Folk tale with the trickster Ananci as the lead character.
folklore
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Belize
Jamaica
anansi
A spider
animal
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