calaban

English

Noun

calaban (plural calabans)

(Jamaica) A trap for birds or animals, consisting of a box propped up with bait underneath.

Jamaican Creole

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kalaˈban/
Hyphenation: ca‧la‧ban

Noun

calaban (plural: calaban dem or calabans dem, quantified: calaban)

A box-and-stick type trap for birds. (bird trap)
- 2002, Frederic G. Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page, Dictionary of Jamaican English (in English), →ISBN, page 89:
  “CALABAN […] A box-like trap made of sticks, used to catch ground-walking birds. […] ”
  […]

Further reading

Richard Allsopp, editor, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, 1996 (2003 printing), →ISBN, page 129

Spanish

Verb

calaban

third-person plural imperfect indicative of calar

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