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Provisions

A collective term for starchy root vegetables and ground crops eaten as the heavy carbohydrate of a meal, such as yam, dasheen, coco, sweet potato and green banana. It differs from the general English 'provisions' (any food supplies), narrowing specifically to these local staples, often called 'ground provisions'.

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