cocobay
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Jamaican Creole[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Akan kokobé.[1] Cognate of Sranan Tongo kokobe.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cocobay
- leprosy
- 2002, Frederic G. Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page, Dictionary of Jamaican English (in English), →ISBN, page 113:
- “A kind of leprosy or elephantiasis once prevalent among negroes in Jamaica. […] ”
- Any skin condition that displays bumps, warts, sores, or a scaly appearance.
- 2003, Richard Allsopp, Jeannette Allsopp, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage (in English), →ISBN, page 161:
- “(Having) a skin that looks diseased or repulsive with sores. […] ”
References[edit]
- ^ Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 161