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    Patwa headword

    Food

    /FOOD/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Money / Meal"
    Definition
    Literally a meal, but also modern street slang for money or cash.
    Example
    "Mi a hustle fi di food."
    Origin
    Slang transfer of meaning.

    Food often turns up alongside Duns in Patwa conversation. Look up both in the lexicon index, and use the Jamaican Patois translator whenever you're ready to build a full sentence.