Meaning
The clear, sweet liquid inside a green coconut — drunk straight from the shell as the ultimate natural refresher, sold at every roadside coconut cart. Beyond a drink, it is a folk remedy for hydration and 'washing out' the system, and it is used to cook rice and peas and other dishes for a subtle coconut flavour.
Examples
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Drink di coconut water straight from di jelly.
Drink the coconut water straight from the coconut.
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Coconut water good fi wash out yuh system.
Coconut water is good for cleansing your system.
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Cook di rice an peas inna coconut water.
Cook the rice and peas in coconut water.
Origin
The water of the green coconut; a Caribbean staple drink and cooking liquid. See [[jelly-coconut]], [[rice-and-peas]].
How it’s used
The drinking water of a green coconut; also a cooking liquid and folk tonic. See [[jelly-coconut]], [[rice-and-peas]].