Meaning
Thunder — the Patois pronunciation of 'thunder', with the 'th' hardened to 't'. 'Tunda a roll' means the thunder is rumbling, and the word appears in exclamations and warnings tied to storms, as well as figuratively for any loud, powerful, rolling sound. It belongs to the everyday vocabulary of the weather, the rains, and the tropical storm, and the deep roll of tunda across the hills is a familiar herald of the heavy rain and the rushing gully to come.
Examples
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Tunda a roll, rain soon fall.
Thunder is rumbling, rain will fall soon.
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Di tunda frighten di likkle pickney.
The thunder frightened the little child.
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Di bass drop like tunda inna di dance.
The bass dropped like thunder in the dance.
Origin
The Patois pronunciation of 'thunder', the 'th' becoming 't' and 'er' becoming 'a'.
How it’s used
Means 'thunder'; also used figuratively for any loud, powerful sound.