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goujvegetable marrow, squash (Cucurbita pepo or Lagenaria siceraria)
goumento fight; to take part in a stickfight; to strugglesyndebat
gouroupèlcrupper, part of the harness which goes under the tail of the donkey
goutdrop; ti gout a littlesynbwen2
goutéto taste
goutiagouti (Dasyprocta aguti)
goutyègutter(ing)
gouvelmangovernment
gouvenayrudderunspec. var.kouvenaj1
gouvenègovernor; person sitting at the front of a fishing boatsyngrapen
gouyakkind of tree (Guaiacum officinale?)Taino guayak (via F? FEW 20, 67a)
gouyavguava (Psidium guajava)unspec. var.griyav1
gozyéthroat; gran gozyé pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
grafat(ty); fat part of meat
grafiyento scratch (of cat), to claw
grajgrater? FEW 23, 40 defines grage as a copper grater used in the West Indies to grate cassava. It is used in this sense by Breton (1666, 194a). FAW 1947 262b gives its origin as Carib.
grajéto grate (cassava, cocoa etc.); to croakVerb from graj – see above
granproud, haughty; older (e.g sibling)synbimbim
gran ichgrandchild
grandèpride
grandito grow
granmanmangrandmother; gran-granmanan great-grandmother
granmunadult
granpapagrandfather; gran-granpapa great-grandfather
granpatspider with long legs