flowa

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English flour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflowa/

Noun

flowa

1. flour
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Revilieshan 18:13:

     Nobadi naa go bai dem siniman, spais, insens, dier ail we dem kaal mor, ar dem swiit powda we dem kaal frangkinsens. Dem wain, aliv ail, speshal flowa an wiit, nobadi naa go bai dem. Dem kou, shiip, aas an bogi, an di piipl we dem tek ton sliev, nobadi naa go bai dem.

     cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves, that is, human souls.

   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Matyu 13:33:

     Im tel dem wan neda tuori we soun laik rigl: “Gad kindom komiin laik yiis we wan uman tek miks iina uol iip a flowa — se fifti poun — an miks it til it swel op.”

     He told them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till it was all leavened."

See also

• flowaz