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Dictionnaire Trinidadian French Creole
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kago
cargo boat, freighter
kagou
sickly, out of sorts, sad and sick
kaib, karib
unspec. var. of
kraib
Carib
kaiman
alligator (caiman sclerops); crocodile
unspec. var.
kayiman; character in folktales
kaimit
star apple (Chrysophyllum cainito)
kaiso
good calypso!
West Afr. exclamation of encouragement, approval , admiration or praise (DECT 481b)
kajou
cedar tree (Cedrela odorata)
kaka
excrement
syn
toutou
kakanapi
plant (Euphorbia sp) used against heavy colds.
kakatwè
toilette vulg., (more polite)
syn
komodité
kaklat
cockroach
syn
ravèt
? Dutch kakkerlak, which seems to have entered F, giving cancrelat, in the Caribbean (FEW 16, 297a). Also in Guad.
kakó
cacao; cocoa; brown; kakó kreòl ground cocoa mixed with spices and made into a ball (boul kakó), which can be used to make a drink
kakoyè
cheeky (little boy or girl)
? Also in Guy.
kalabous
prison cell
syn
kachó
kalalou
callaloo, dish made of okra, dasheen leaves, crab and/or salted meat, coconut milk and seasonings
kalbas
(a whole) calabash (Crescentia cujete), stupid; kalbas kui calabash cut in two and hollowed out to make a scoop or recipient
kalé
to peel, pull back skin
kalenda
song sung during a stick fight
kalfou
hole, recess CHECK
kaliso
calypso
Probably Afr., from kaiso (see above). Other possible sources suggested include Car. cariso joyous song, and the name of the Greek nymph Calypso, a popular etymology represented in the spelling of the TE term.
kalité
quality
kalmason
snail
character in folktales
kalòj
cage; kennel
kalòt
skull, top of the skull; slap, box behind the ears given with the palm of the hand
kalpèt
box behind the ears
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