JAMAICA DICTIONARY: O

Do all your Jamaican friends laugh at you every time you open your mouth and try to speak Jamaican? Jamaicanize your vocabulary here with our words that start with O. If you don't see a term, tell us and we'll put it up.

obeah: a brand of witchcraft practiced in Jamaica

oddah: other

ongle: only

ooman : woman

oonu : you

ova : over

ow: How

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• Read "Fe real by Pauline" for Patois articles with a standard English translation
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