Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – poco
poco (Verb) Meaning/Description: this is a christian revival with druming and othe rituals that has African roots.
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – picky picky
picky picky (Adjective) Meaning/Description: choosy, fickle, sparse
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – pickney/pickni
pickney/pickni (Noun) Meaning/Description: child, children
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – penitrate
penitrate (Verb) Meaning/Description: understand
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – patu
patu (Adjective) Meaning/Description: very black, an owl
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – peer
peer (Noun) Meaning/Description: avocado
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – peenywally
peenywally (Noun) Meaning/Description: firefly
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – paadi
paadi (Noun) Meaning/Description: a partner, a friend, a buddy
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – pasa pasa
pasa pasa (Phrase) Meaning/Description: mix up
Learn the Jamaican Patois Word – partnah/partner
partnah/partner (Noun) Meaning/Description: This is an agreement formed between a few people to put a specific amount into a pool each week. Every week someone from the group gets to ‘draw’ the total from the pool. The number of people in the pool in most cases determines the number of weeks the pool lasts before […]