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1. aboma, n. View full entry 1796
...Any of various very large constricting snakes of tropical America (see note). Also aboma-snake....
2. calaboose, n. View full entry 1837-40
...The name, in New Orleans and adjacent parts of the U.S., for a common prison....
3. Kumina, n. View full entry 1943
...A religious ceremony performed in parts of Jamaica and ultimately of central African origin which features drumming, singing, and dancing, and at which participants are believed to become possessed by spirits. Also:...
4. kwaito, n. View full entry 1996
...A type of South African popular dance music incorporating elements of hip-hop and house music. Cf. kwaai2....
5. loa, n.2 View full entry 1933
...A deity in the voodoo cult of Haiti....
6. macomere, n. View full entry 1942
...The godmother of one's child, or the mother of one's godchild; (gen.) a term of affectionate respect for any female friend. Also (derogatory): an old woman, a gossip;...
7. majita, n. View full entry 1963
...In urban (esp. township) speech: ‘chap’, ‘guy’; spec. a black youth or a black adult male. Also as a form of address....
8. mamaloi, n. View full entry 1884
...A voodoo priestess. Cf. papaloi...
9. mambo, n. View full entry 1939
...Esp. in Haiti: a voodoo priestess....
10. mapantsula, n. View full entry 1982
...= pantsula1....
11. mauvais langue, n. and adj. View full entry c1945
...Malicious gossip or rumours; critical or slanderous talk....
12. moegoe, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1953
...In urban (esp. township) use: a country bumpkin, a rustic; a dull, foolish, or gullible person; a person who fails to fit in....
13. Ningre Tongo, n. View full entry 1858
...An English-based creole language spoken in Suriname. Also called Sranan, Sranantongo, Taki-Taki....
14. nyam, n. View full entry 1828
...As a count noun: a (hearty) meal; an item of food. As a mass noun: food. Cf. yamyam....
15. nyam, v. View full entry 1790
...trans. To eat, esp. voraciously or with relish. Cf. yam...
16. pantsula, n. View full entry 1982
...colloq. Among urban (esp. township) people: a young, black person (usually a man) associated with the latest trends in street culture and a fashionable, expensive style of dress originally based on...
17. papaloi, n. View full entry 1884
...Chiefly in Haiti: a male voodoo priest. Cf. mamaloi...
18. petit baume, n. View full entry 1858
...A liquor distilled in the West Indies from seaside sage, Croton flavens....
19. Pijin, n. View full entry 1979
...More fully Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, Solomons Pijin. A variety of Melanesian Pidgin spoken in the Solomon Islands....
20. pipa, n.1 View full entry 1712
...Any of several aquatic South American toads constituting the genus Pipa (family Pipidae), having a flat body and long webbed feet, the female of which is noted for...
