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    Patwa headword

    Set-up

    /SET-uhp/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Wake / Nine-night"
    Definition
    A wake or gathering held before a funeral.
    Example
    "We going to the set-up tonight."
    Origin
    Cultural.

    Set-up often turns up alongside Nine-night 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.