English Explanatory Dictionary

jab molassie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional character in the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival dressed as a devil, mostly naked and covered in molasses or grease and a colourful dye.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒæb məˈlæsiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jab molassie.wav /ˈd͡ʒæb məˈlæsi/

Word forms

jab molassie jab molasie jab molassi

Etymology

Borrowed from Antillean Creole jab (“devil”) (from French diable (“devil”)) + molassie (“molasses”) (from French mélasse (“molasses; treacle”)).

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