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    Patwa headword

    Blue drawers

    /BLOO drahz/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Boiled pudding"
    Definition
    A traditional dessert made of cornmeal, sweet potato, and spices, boiled in a banana leaf.
    Example
    "Mi grandmother make the best blue drawers."
    Origin
    Descriptive (often tied with banana leaf string).

    As a culinary term, Blue drawers is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.