kolcha

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English culture.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolt͡ʃa/

Noun

kolcha (plural kolcha dem, quantified kolcha)

1. culture
   • 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 27:

     Evribadi av di rait fi fiil frii fi jain ina di laifstail (kolcha) a di ieriya we dem liv (komyuuniti), fi enjai di kriyietiv skil dem an shier di pruogres we mek ina saiyans an di gud tingz dem we kom fram da pruogres de

     Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.

     (literally, “Everybody has the right to feel free to join the lifestyle (culture) in the area they live (community), to enjoy the creativity and share the progress we make in science and the good things we have from the progress.”)

Further reading

• kolcha on the Jamaican Creole Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^jam
• kolcha at majstro.com

Ladino

Noun

kolcha f (Latin spelling, plural kolchas)

1. Aki Yerushalayim orthography spelling of colcha