Eat
A term used to mean eat or food, often used to describe the act of consuming a meal or snacks
Patois: Mi deh nyam some jerk chicken, it taste good!
English: I'm eating some jerk chicken, it tastes good!
Eat
To consume food
Patois: Mi nyam ackee and saltfish fi breakfast
English: I ate ackee and saltfish for breakfast
Eat, eating, eaten etc...
Means either "eat" or "eating"
Patois: Fram mawning mi nuh nyam
English: Since morning I haven't eaten
eat
To eat
Patois: Gimme food fi nyam
English: Give me food to eat
eat
Patois: Yuh got any food fi nyam?
English: Do you have any food to eat?
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