Cake
A type of round, flat, dense cake
Patois: Mi want a bulla and cheese.
English: I want a bulla and cheese.
Dance
A spiritual dance of African origin
Patois: Dem do kumina fi call di ancestors.
English: They perform the spiritual dance to call the ancestors.
Mid-morning
The middle of the morning
Patois: Mi tek a break a midmawnin.
English: I take a break in mid-morning.
Lover
A man having an affair with a married woman
Patois: Di bunna man a hide when di ozbun come home.
English: The lover hides when the husband comes home.
Under there
Below or beneath the place pointed out
Patois: Him deh hide unda deh suh as if him think mi cyaah si him
English: He’s hiding under there as if he thinks I cannot see him