jab molassie
A traditional character in the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival dressed as a devil, mostly…A traditional character in the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival dressed as a devil, mostly naked and covered in molasses or grease and a colourful dye.
Meaning
1 senses(Trinidad and Tobago)A traditional character in the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival dressed as a devil, mostly naked and covered in molasses or grease and a colourful dye.
Origin
Borrowed from Antillean Creole jab (“devil”) (from French diable (“devil”)) + molassie (“mBorrowed from Antillean Creole jab (“devil”) (from French diable (“devil”)) + molassie (“molasses”) (from French mélasse (“molasses; treacle”)).
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Forms
plural: jab molassie| Singular | jab molassie |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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