guango

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English

Noun

guango (plural guangos)

(Jamaica) The tree Albizia saman, of the pea family.

Jamaican Creole

Albizia saman

Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡwaŋɡʌ/
Hyphenation: guan‧go

Noun

guango (plural guango dem, quantified guango)

Albizia saman, guango, monkey pod tree, rain tree
After yuh pass the guango tree pon di lef hand side, guh roun di corner yu si wah cow tie pon a light post ...
Go past the rain tree on your left. Then go round the corner. There you'll see a cow tied to a lamppost ...

Further reading

Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 272

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