Meaning
A traditional Jamaican fruit dessert made by mixing the pulp of star apple with orange segments, often bound with condensed milk and a grating of nutmeg. The 'marriage' of the two fruits — the sweet, milky star apple wedded to the tart, juicy orange — gives the dish its playful name. A homely, old-time treat spooned up cold, matrimony is a favourite way to enjoy the star apple in season, and its very name turns a simple bowl of mixed fruit into a small, sweet union.
Examples
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Granny mek matrimony wid star apple an orange.
Granny made matrimony with star apple and orange.
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Di matrimony sweet an creamy.
The matrimony is sweet and creamy.
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Matrimony a old-time Jamaican dessert.
Matrimony is an old-time Jamaican dessert.
Origin
Named for the 'matrimony' (marriage/union) of star apple and orange combined into one dish.
How it’s used
A classic old-time dessert built on star apple; the name is a play on 'marriage' of the fruits. See [[star-apple]].