Jamaican
From the island
Jamaican refers to a person from Jamaica or anything relating to the Caribbean island nation: Jamaican cuisine, a Jamaican accent.
The term covers the people, culture, language, and products of Jamaica.
Jamaican English has distinctive vocabulary and rhythms, and Jamaican Patois is a creole language widely spoken alongside standard English.
Abrupt pulling motion
- ackeeWest African tropical fruit
- saltfishCured, dried seafood
- pattyFlat minced meat disc
- curry goatSpiced braised caprine meat
plantain · sorrel · callaloo · festival · breadfruit · oxtail · rice and peas · johnnycake
Jamaican offbeat music style
- dancehallPaid venue for social movement
- skaJamaican fusion genre
- rocksteadyBass-heavy Jamaican sixties sound
- dubAdd replacement audio
Bob Marley · Maroons · Carnival · West Indies · Commonwealth · diaspora · sound system · Peter Tosh
Caribbean nation's capital
- Montego BayJamaican coastal resort city
- Port RoyalDrowned Caribbean pirate capital
- Blue MountainsAustralian range near Sydney
- Caribbean SeaTropical Atlantic basin
Nativized pidgin tongue
- dialectRegional language variety
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- tingLight, clear ring
- yardLinear measure or grounds
Government-issued travel credential
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
emigrant · naturalization · consulate · embassy · visa · repatriation · homeland · ancestry
jerk
Abrupt pulling motion
curry goat · plantain · sorrel · callaloo · festival · breadfruit · oxtail · rice and peas · johnnycake · soursop
reggae
Jamaican offbeat music style
- dancehallPaid venue for social movement
- skaJamaican fusion genre
- rocksteadyBass-heavy Jamaican sixties sound
Bob Marley · dub · Maroons · Carnival · West Indies · Commonwealth · diaspora · sound system · Peter Tosh · Ziggy Marley
Kingston
Caribbean nation's capital
- Montego BayJamaican coastal resort city
- Port RoyalDrowned Caribbean pirate capital
- Blue MountainsAustralian range near Sydney
creole
Nativized pidgin tongue
- dialectRegional language variety
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- tingLight, clear ring
passport
Government-issued travel credential
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
expatriate · emigrant · naturalization · consulate · embassy · visa · repatriation · homeland · ancestry · identity
- DemonymsAmerican, Australian, Canadian, British, Chinese
- Islandersislander, Hawaiians, Hawaiian, Fijians, Samoans
- Caribbean identityAfro-Caribbean, Indo-Caribbean, Creole, mulatto, mestizo
- cuisinesItalian cuisine, French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Mexican cuisine
- NationalitiesAmerican, Australian, Brazilian, British, Canadian
- Geographic AdjectivesAmerican, Asian, African, European, Australian
JamaicanCuban
From a Caribbean nation
Haitian · Trinidadian · Barbadian · Puerto Rican · Dominican
- Jamaican accentCaribbean island speech pattern
- Jamaican pattiesTurmeric-tinted savory pastries
- Jamaican pattySeasoned meat in pastry
- Jamaican cultureTraditions of a Caribbean nation
- Jamaican rumDistilled spirit from Kingston's island
- Jamaican cuisineFood from Kingston's homeland