![]() 2: Stupid, dumb.Ī breakfast or brunch dish, made from shredded salt-fish, onions, tomatoes, pepper, olive oil and sometimes avocado.Ī bath made with the extract of certain plants, the application of which is supposed to stop a period of bad luck, or cure a sickness.Ĭostumed carnival character of Spanish origin, died out as street mas by 1960s. 2: A piece of music that is jumpy or up tempo, usually a fast moving portion of a calypso or soca tune. ![]() Brought to the Caribbean from the East Indies by the infamous Captain Bligh of "Mutiny on the Bounty" fame, as an inexpensive way to feed slaves it has since become a delicacy.ġ: To dance wildly to a calypso tune. Large round green fruit with a high carbohydrate flesh that must been cooked like a potato to be edible. A pushy, unreasonable and shamelessly demanding person. 2: Any Creole dish made with root vegetables (ground provisions like dasheen, eddoes, tanya, cassava, dumplings etc.), similar in meaning to "soul food".īold Face. Very similar to black pudding, blood pudding or blood sausage from the United Kingdom, except Trinidad black puddin' is well seasoned and spicy.ġ: Dasheen, a root vegetable that has a blueish color when cooked. Benay or Bennee is a word of African origin.Įast Indian for Spinach, a word now commonly used in Trinidad. Tobago candy made from sesame seeds, honey and molasses. A remote part of the island, so far away that even God can't see what is going on there. ![]() Keeper of the "Book of Laws", who wore a grotesque mask with horns and a costume made of red velvet or satin.Ī very distant place. Ruling character in devil band, rarely seen after 2000. Around its waist there were 3 lengths of chain held by imps. Looked somewhat like a dragon with movable eyes and tongue. Also, to play pan, playin' pan.Ĭostumed character in devil band, rarely seen after 2000. To play a steel-pan by striking the notes in sequence, with rubber-tipped sticks so as to produce a melodious sound. 2: A state of confusion caused by the opposite sex, head over heels in love. The English word "Batty", meaning crazy, odd, eccentric, and the patios word for woman, combined to describe the erratic flying patterns of this common insect.ġ: Totally confused, dizzy, giddy, lightheaded. Presented with unique dance movements.Ī descriptive synonym for Dragonfly. A realistic portrayal in either brown, gray, black or white with large movable wings, and head resembling either a Vampire or Mavis bat. Often replaced by bumper in soca lyrics.įried East Indian bread used to make doublesĬostumed carnival character. Posterior, rear end, behind, backside, bottom, buttocks. Flower used as symbol for the Peoples National Movement, one of Trinidad's political parties. Heliconia species, belonging to the banana family. Add coconut for coconut bake.Īn exotic, red, tropical flower, that last for weeks. To cut someone off in traffic.Ī gangster, a dangerous person with a violent reputation who pushes their weight around, and may have been to prison.įried or roasted flat bread, made with flour, water, salt and baking powder. To drive with complete disregard for others. To swerve a vehicle inconsiderately between moving traffic. Insolent answer, especially from a child to an adult. From the Spanish-Conquistador word Bachaco. Large red, leaf-cutter ants, but sometimes any large ant. 2: The merrymaking and noisy confusion associated with all carnival events. Gaily dressed baby with bonnet, frilled dress and white wire masked face, which accused male spectators of being their father.ġ: Scandal, confusion, loud quarreling that can be overheard. Same word and meaning but different pronunciation.Ĭostumed carnival character, died out by 1930s. An expression that drives from the West African language heritage.Īsk, as in to ax ah question. Also expressed as, all'a all-yuh - every last one of you, everyone, everybody. A popular Trinidad festival food and appetizer.Īll of you. Tomorrow, all now so, we in Trinidad - tomorrow, at this time, we'll be in Trinidad.Įast Indian delicacy, a soft fried bread filled with seasoned and spiced potato. Literally, "I agree", or Wholehearted support. ![]() An expression that drives from the West African language heritage.Īn expression of exasperation, literally, I am not able. For example, ah going to get ah cokes - I am going to get a coke.Ī expressing of annoyance, vexation, exasperation, disappointment or disgust, similar in meaning and use to "Oh shucks". From Yoruba word Akar(a).Ī substitute for both the first person singular "I" and the article "A". An expression of surprise or indignation, spoken either very slowly in a questioning manner for effect, or quickly as an exclamation.įried saltfish fritter.
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