Meaning
A shopping plaza — a small strip mall of shops, offices, and eateries, a fixture of Jamaican town life. The Patois pronunciation stretches the vowel to 'plaaza'. 'Meet mi a di plaaza' means meet me at the shopping centre; plazas are common gathering and hustling spots.
Examples
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Meet mi a di plaaza afta work.
Meet me at the shopping plaza after work.
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Di new plaaza have a supermarket an bank.
The new plaza has a supermarket and bank.
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Di vendor set up outside di plaaza.
The vendor set up outside the plaza.
Origin
From 'plaza' (Spanish, a public square/marketplace); in Jamaica a strip-mall shopping plaza.
How it’s used
A shopping plaza/strip mall; common meeting and hustling spot. Compare 'market', 'shop'.