tallawah

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English stalwart.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ta.laˈwa/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧lla‧wah

Adjective

tallawah

  1. powerful, strong, tough.
    Wi likkle but wi tallawah!
    We are small but we are strong!
    • 2003, Louise Bennett, Mervyn Morris, Aunty Roachy Seh, →ISBN, page 51:
      “Dem young but dem tallawah. "Me seh, 'Yes, Aunty Roachy, dem tallawah fi true […] ”
      They're young but they're strong. "I said, 'Yes, Aunty Roachy, they're really strong […]

References
  1. Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 546

Further reading
  • tallawah – jamaicans.com Jamaican Patois dictionary
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