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katapad made of twisted cloth or dried leaves and put on the head to ease the carrying of a heavy loadsyntòch
kataplanmpoltice, cataplasm
katibicassava that has been grated, pressed in a cassava press (koulèv) and dried, used to make cassava bread
katjaptype of corn dumpling made from grated or ground corn, the dough wrapped in corn leaves and baked or roasted
katjiléto think, to reflect.F calculer to calculate. The more general sense also in Guad., Dom, Mart., StL.
katjoupinin gal katjoupin severe kind of scabies; arch. nuisance (speaking of a child)
katolikcatholic
katòzfourteen
katriveneighty
katwoncardboard CHECK
katyéquarter (of the moon); neighbourhood CHECK
katzyèmfourth
kavcave
kavilcourthouse
kawówindow pane; (small) square (in checked cloth)
kawòtcarrot
kawoujkind of oriole (Icterus nigrogularis)
kay1house; gaming house; gwó kay mansion; kay swé building in which cocoa beans are put to ferment in sweat boxes; kay kakó cocoa house, building in which cocoa beans are dried. kay lepòv poor house.; kay mwen sé kay ou lit. my house is your house, formula of welcome. See also lakay, kaz
kay2reef
kay3cflakaybird: pileated tinamou (Crypturellus soui)
kayakitwhite sage (Lanatana camara)
kayé1copybook, exercise booksynkopi
kayé2to curdle; to clotsynkopi
kayèquarry; cliff; cave stony area in which animals take shelter; kayè nèg cave used for shelter by runaway slavessynpwesipis
kayismall fish used as bait? F caïe,cayeu​ or related to kay 2.? Also in Guad. kind of herring (Harengula humeralis) ((Tourneux & Barbotin 186b), Dom. 'round sardinella (Sardinella aurita)' (Fontaine 35a). See Rézeau 2006, 68.