cocobay
Jamaican Creole
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Akan kokobé.[1] Cognate of Sranan Tongo kokobe.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cocobay
- 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. […] ”
- 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
[edit]- ^ Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 161