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English
Noun
calaban (plural calabans)
- (Jamaica) A trap for birds or animals, consisting of a box propped up with bait underneath.
Galician
Verb
calaban
- third-person plural imperfect indicative of calar
Jamaican Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalaˈban/
- Hyphenation: ca‧la‧ban
Noun
calaban (plural calaban dem, quantified calaban)
- A box-and-stick type trap for birds. (bird trap)
2002, Frederic G. Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page, Dictionary of Jamaican English (in English), →ISBN, page 89:“CALABAN […] A box-like trap made of sticks, used to catch ground-walking birds. […] ”-
Further reading
Spanish
Verb
calaban
- third-person plural imperfect indicative of calar