ratbat
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See also: rat bat
Jamaican Creole
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Mariana_Fruit_Bat.jpg/220px-Mariana_Fruit_Bat.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English bat. The compound includes the word rat because of the animal's appearance.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ratbat (plural ratbat dem, quantified ratbat)
- bat (flying mammal)
- Mi fraid a rat bat bad. ― I'm extremely afraid of bats.
- Some fly inna the market weh big like a ratbat. ― There are flies in that market which are as big as bats.
References
[edit]- Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 467
- ratbat – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary