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    Patwa headword

    Hard-food

    /HAHD-food/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Staple root crops"
    Definition
    Boiled complex carbohydrates like yam, banana, dumpling, and dasheen; also known as ground provisions.
    Example
    "Sunday dinner must have hard-food."
    Origin
    Descriptive of the dense texture.

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