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    Patwa headword

    Conkey

    /KAHN-kee/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Sweet pudding"
    Definition
    A sweet cornmeal pudding wrapped in banana leaves (similar to blue drawers/duckunoo).
    Example
    "Mi love eating conkey."
    Origin
    West African.

    As a culinary term, Conkey 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.