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    Patwa headword

    Wha-make

    /WHA-mayk/

    Phrase
    Gloss
    "Why / What caused"
    Definition
    Used to ask why something happened or what caused a specific situation.
    Example
    "Wha-make yuh do dat?"
    Origin
    Compound of 'what' and 'make'.

    As an everyday term, Wha-make 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.