Wt/jam/browning
Patwa[edit | edit source]
Variety
Root 1
Sound
- IPA: /ˈbɹɔʊ̯nɪn/
- bruck up: brow‧ning
Noun
Wt/jam/browning
- One black woman who fa complexion nuh dark dark.[1]
Example
Psst! Browning! Sexy dawta! Yuh nuh hear big man a call yuh?
Said family
Haffi mention
Root 2
Sound
- IPA: /ˈbɹɔʊ̯nɪn/
- bruck up: brow‧ning
Noun
browning
- Supn weh yuh put inna food fi gi di food caramel flavour an' mek di food colour brown.[2]
Example
Dis waan likkle supn. Put een likkle browning.
Proof
- ↑ The Construction and Representation of Race and Ethnicity in the Caribbean (Mervyn C. Alleyne), 2002, ISBN 9789766401795, page 225
- ↑ Bun in the oven? (Krysta Anderson), 2019, in The Jamaica Gleaner