https://jamojiapp.com/the-jamaican-un-dictionary/ Jamaican only keyboard of cultural expressions, phrases, food and places Sun, 24 Jan 2021 16:01:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://jamojiapp.com/the-jamaican-un-dictionary/#comment-28 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:23:07 +0000 https://jamojiapp.com/?p=582#comment-28 […] The main dish is the dinner, which is always served with rice and peas. The “peas” are kidney beans, but gungo peas and rice have been making appearances in this starring role. The gungo peas option […]

]]> https://jamojiapp.com/the-jamaican-un-dictionary/#comment-22 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 12:57:43 +0000 https://jamojiapp.com/?p=582#comment-22 […] and inviting aroma that completes the meal. Please note that “pumpkin” is another Jamaican un-dictionary reference. Pumpkin is crookneck pumpkin to some, but better known as buttercup or kaboocha squash […]

]]> https://jamojiapp.com/the-jamaican-un-dictionary/#comment-18 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:18:02 +0000 https://jamojiapp.com/?p=582#comment-18 […] small island with an accent as the official “language,” the popularity of Jamaica’s dialect, Patois (Patwa or Patwah), and usage spreads far beyond its borders. For Jamaicans abroad, it’s a way for us to recognize […]

]]> https://jamojiapp.com/the-jamaican-un-dictionary/#comment-12 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:51:32 +0000 https://jamojiapp.com/?p=582#comment-12 […] counting the “bully beef,” it so happens that I’d already experienced a whole plant-based diet before today. No […]

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