Meaning
The classic Jamaican quick meal: a hot beef (or chicken, or vegetable) patty tucked inside a folded, soft, slightly sweet 'coco bread', eaten like a sandwich. Filling and cheap, 'patty and coco bread' is a school-lunch and lunchtime staple beloved across the island, the carbs of the bread stretching the spicy patty into a proper meal.
Examples
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Mi buy a patty an coco bread fi lunch.
I bought a patty and coco bread for lunch.
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Di pickney dem love patty inna coco bread.
The children love a patty in coco bread.
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Beef patty an coco bread, di best combo.
Beef patty and coco bread, the best combo.
Origin
'Patty' (a spiced turnover) tucked in 'coco bread' (a soft folded bread). A lunchtime staple. See [[cook-shop]], [[box-lunch]].
How it’s used
A patty sandwiched in coco bread; classic cheap lunch. See [[box-lunch]], [[lunch-money]].