Carrera Island
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Spanish carrera (“race”), but the reason why is unknown. From at least the 18th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- An island in Trinidad and Tobago.
- 2024, Ingrid Persaud, The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh, Faber & Faber, page 20:
- Boysie landed four years’ hard labour in the jail on Carrera Island, off the north-east tip of Trinidad, a place with rat big like cat running wild.
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