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pèsnaughty child, nuisance
pesekitépersecute, always complain or find fault
pesi1parsley
pesi2flexible whip used for punishing, e.g. at school, made from a vine or palm (Desmoncus orthocanthos – DECTT 686a)
pesònnobody
petafart, breaking wind
petéto fart; to burst; to crackle (of fire); peté an ri to burst out laughing; peté an pleré to burst into tears
petrenkneading trough
petrito knead
pèyin movèz pèy someone who doesn't pay their debts
peyéto pay
pezéto weigh; to press, squeezesynbalansépijé
pipure
pigatwapurgatory
pijéto presssynpezé
pijonpigeon
pik1in zèb a pik plant with with rough hairy stem andbitter leaves used medicinally against fever (Neurolaena lobata -DECTT 988a)
pik2
pikadòltool for breaking open cocoa pods
pikanthorn, prickle
pikètmetal tool for manipulating fritters in a frying panunspec. var.pitjèt1
pikmòkkind of spiny, usually small palm tree (Bactris major)synwozó? Amer. Arawak (Friederici 1960: 515a)?
pikongclever teasing verbal exchange, e.g. among calypsonians, comical banter at another's expense
pikoplatgrey seedeater (Sprorofila intermedia)
pikwapickaxe