Patois Crossword

Mini · Easy · No. 280:00

Patois Crossword: Mini · Easy · No. 28

An easy mini Patois crossword with 8 clues. Every answer is a real Jamaican Patois word from the dictionary, and each links to its entry when you finish. Easy: The most familiar words. Meanings come with a category, every word starts with its first letter filled in, and you can check and reveal.

Across

  1. 5 Money, Work & Business: A public communal water tap on a post, set in a yard, lane, or street corner (9)
  2. 7 Descriptions & Emotions: Little or small — in size, amount, or degree (6)
  3. 8 Actions & Verbs: Going on; carry on (5)

Down

  1. 1 Descriptions & Emotions: Clean, new, and stylish — 'him look ____' means he's sharply dressed (5)
  2. 2 Rastafari & Iyaric: A Rastafari word of affirmation and greeting meaning 'heights' — spiritual heights, joy, and unity (4)
  3. 3 Clothing & Style: A man's sleeveless vest or singlet worn as an undershirt — the everyday Jamaican word for it (6)
  4. 4 Affection, Love & Romance: An affectionate term for a serious, committed girlfriend or wife (5)
  5. 6 Food & Drink: A sweet steamed pudding of grated sweet potato or cornmeal mixed with coconut (6)

Where the words come from

Every answer is an entry in the Patois dictionary. This puzzle draws on: Actions & Verbs, Affection, Love & Romance, Clothing & Style, Descriptions & Emotions, Food & Drink, Money, Work & Business, Rastafari & Iyaric. When you finish, each answer shows its meaning, its pronunciation and an example sentence.

The number in brackets after a clue is the length of the answer, and (3,5) means two words of three and five letters, typed with no space. Patois has no single spelling, so if you type another spelling the dictionary records, it counts.

More to play

Back to all Patois crosswords, try the daily word game Guess Di Word, or take a Patois quiz. You can print this puzzle from your browser's print menu.