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metrèsin metrès kay mistress of the house; m. lekòl schoolmistress, female head teacher
metrito bruise
meyèbetter, best (adj. and adv.)
meziréto measure
mezonlarge house (as against kay. the generic term), building; mezon lefou lunatic asylym
mi1mais, corn; jèn mi green corn
mi2ripe; to ripen, e.g. kité mi to allow to ripen; mi pa fòs force-ripe, picked prematurely and ripened artificially
mi3look!, see! here it is
miganmixture; food cut into small pieces? Amer. (Tupí – FAW 415a, FEW 21:483) or F. dial. (FEW 6.2: 68b)? Also in Hai. 'in pieces', 'magic potion'; Guad. 'sort of purée with pieces in it', Mart. 'breadfruit purée' of breadfruit', 'Guy. (Contout 1973: 135 'thick purée'. Already in Breton 1665: 43a, d'Abbeville 1614: 305b
miganento cut (e.g food) into pieces; to shatter, break into small pieces
mil1thousand; yon mil one thousand
mil2mile
milatmulatto man
milatrèsmulatto woman
milé1mule
milé2mullet (Mugil liza)synlebwanch
milyonmillion; yon milyon one million
minmine, despoti of minerals
mindicfapwemindinoon
minitminute, e.g. senk minit five minutes
minizyéjoiner, carpenter
miray(exterior) wall (as against klwezon interior wall; retaining wallsynbodaj
mis1in gonbó mis wild okra
mis2mark (like a flower) on back of peccary
miskadnutmeg


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