graasapa

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English grasshopper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡraːsˌapa/

Noun

graasapa (plural graasapa dem, quantified graasapa)

1. locust, grasshopper
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Revilieshan 9:3:

     Den som sitn we luk laik graasapa kom outa di sumuok pan di ort. An dem get powa fi bait laik wen skaapiyan bait piipl.

     Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth.