Guadeloupe

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Karukera

Caribbean name of the Guadeloupe (means: the island with beautiful water), written also Caroucaira.

Lambi

Large edible shell with pearly shell of pink color.

Lolo

Small grocer where one finds everything, or name given to the small typical restaurants.

Madinina

Nom caraïbe de la Martinique

Madras

Cotton which sharp colors draw a tight squaring.

Mangrove

Formation of forests of mangroves in bays with calm water along the coasts.

Maracudja  

Passion fruit.

Manioc

Root transformed into Flour.

Negropolitain

West-Indian having grown in France.

Non

Awa

Ouassou

Large crayfish, shellfish of fresh water (but also Z'habitant).

Planteur

Cocktail containing rum and cane sugar syrup, fresh fruit juice

Pêtroglyphe

Term used by the archaeologists, means " engraving on stone ".

Rhum

Alcoholic drink obtained by the fermentation and with the distillation of the juice of sugar cane. One Distinguishes several kinds of Rum:

agricultural rum direct fermentation of the juice of fresh cane (the vesou)
rum " heart of heating " agricultural rum resulting from the first juice of distillation
industrial rum fermentation starting from the mélasse (residue of the sugar refining)
old rum amber rum kept in oak barrel

Soufrière

Name given to considerable volcanos in the area of the West Indies (the volcanos release a smell of sulphur).

Ti

Small (very much used!).

Ti-punch

" West-Indian " drink, made up of white rum, green lemon and cane sugar.

Tourment d'amour

Tart filled with coconut jam, banana, guava (speciality of Les Saintes)

Yenyen

Midge, mosquito, that one finds in great quantity in at night.

Z'habitant

Large crayfish, shellfish of fresh water (but also Ouassou .

Z'oreille

French person from France.

Zouk

Fast rhythm or languorous music (see Zouk music).

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