cocobay

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Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Akan kokobé.[1] Cognate of Sranan Tongo kokobe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʌkʌbɛ/
  • Hyphenation: co‧co‧bay

Noun

cocobay

  1. 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. […] ”
  2. 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

  1. ^ Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 161
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