Meaning
A metal cup coated in glossy, often speckled enamel — the tough, chip-prone 'enamelware' cups, mugs, and plates of the old-time Jamaican kitchen. Nearly unbreakable but marked with chips that show the dark metal beneath, the enamel cup for tea and the enamel plate for dinner are a nostalgic image of the country home, handed down and used for years.
Examples
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Granny drink har tea outta a enamel cup.
Grandma drinks her tea out of an enamel cup.
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Di enamel plate chip roun di edge.
The enamel plate is chipped around the edge.
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Dem enamel cup last fi years.
Those enamel cups last for years.
Origin
From 'enamel' (the glass-like coating) + 'cup'; old-time enamelware. See [[dutchie]], [[calabash]].
How it’s used
A speckled enamelware cup/mug (or plate); old-time kitchenware. See [[dutchie]], [[calabash]].