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gabardinn (n)
1. gabardine
2. kind of jacket
gabardinn (azek)
made of gabardine
gabari (n)
1. stature, calibre
2. kind of tool, outline made of metal
gablu (n)
policeman
gabzi (n)
blunder, serious error
gaf (n)
1. blunder, howler
2. gaff, hook, fer enn gaf = to drop a brick
gaga (n)
stutterer
gaga (azek)
stuttering
gajak (n)
snack
gajak (azek)
easy
gajets (n)
gadjets
gal (v) Variation(s): gale
to punt
gal (n)
punting pole
galaksi (n)
galaxy
galaktik (azek)
galactic
galan (n)
1. ladykiller, flirt
2. lover
gale (azek)
covered in boils or scabs ros gale = round river rocks
galer (n)
plane
galer (v) Variation(s): galere
to plane
galeri (n)
1. gallery in theatre, cinema, parliament
2. art gallery
galet (n)
broad thin bread
galet-manyok (n)
a thin flat cake made of manioc
galfat (v) Variation(s): galfate
1. to fill cracks in pirogue with tarred string, to caulk
2. to make a bad job of it
3. to work wastefully
galfataz (n)
1. caulking
2. a shoddy piece of work
gali-gali (n)
sorcery, fer gali-gali dibwa rape = to do sorcery
galimatya (n)
muddle, mess
galon (n)
1. gallon
2. a petrol can containing one gallon
3. galloon, braid
galone (n)
to be promoted
galup (v) Variation(s): galupe
to run, to hurry, galup isi galup laba = to run around doing chores, to waste time
running about
galvaniz (v) Variation(s): galvanize
to galvanize
galvanize (azek)
galvanised
galwa (azek)
Welsh
gamat (n)
1. party on the eve of a wedding
2. amusement, feast, party
gamel (n)
messing
gana (n)
1. fool
2. old fashioned country-bumpkin
ganas (v) Variation(s): ganase
1. to blunder, to bungle
2. to drivel, to twaddle
ganase (azek)
shuddering, lekor ganase = got the shudders
ganaso (n)
silly clot
gandol (n)
edge of the road, dan gandol = off the edge of the road, bred gandol = kind of edible
leaves
gandya (n)
marijuana
ganga (n)
country-bumpkin
ganga (azek)
simple, stupid
gangasnan (n)
festival celebrated at sea
gans (n) Variation(s): ganz
braid
gante (azek)
wearing one`s gloves
garan (n)
one who signs as one`s guarantee
garanti (v)
to guarantee, to promise, to assure
garanti (n)
guarantee, guaranty
garatwa (eks)
watch your step!
garaz (n)
1. garage, mechanical workshop
2. sugar estate`s workshop
garazot (int)
watch out, all of you!
gard (n)
1. policeman, cop
2. a bet in tarrot pack
gard (v) Variation(s): garde
1. to keep, to. reserve, to store, to preserve
2. to lay up, to save
3. to keep a woman without marrying her
gard forestye (n)
forester
gardbaton (n)
policeman who carries a baton
gardbu (n)
mudguard
gardening (n)
gardening
gardennparti (n)
garden party
gardinaz (n)
watching over
gardkor (n)
body-guard
gardlamer (n)
fisheries department
gardmalad (n)
nurse, attendant
gardmanze (n)
food-container
gardpesri (n)
Fisheries Department Official
gardprizon (n)
warder, wardress, prison guard
gardri (n)
day-nursery
gardrob (n)
wardrobe
gardrum (n)
1. Fisheries Department Room
2. Police gate-house
gardyin (v) Variation(s): gardyen
to keep, to watch over, to guard
gardyin (n) Variation(s): gardyen
watchman, keeper
gardyin-kanpman (n) Variation(s): gardyen-kanpman
caretaker of a sea-side dwelling
gardyin-lamer (n) Variation(s): gardyen-lamer
Fishries Department Official
gardyin-sase (n)
game-keeper
gargariz (v) Variation(s): gargarize
1. to gargle
2. to talk nonsense
gargot (n)
old tumble-down house
gargulet (n)
goglet, gugglet, water-jug, gargulet kase = to weep, to shed tears, guyav gargulet =
species of guava
garni (n)
fibre washer
garni (v)
1. to furnish, to stock
2. to garnish, to ornament, to trim
3. to fill
garniser (n)
trimmer, upholsterer
garnitir (n)
padding, upholstery
garson (n)
1. boy, lad
2. son, my son
3. waiter garot, garote / to bandage
gas (n)
a kind of sea-bird
gaspin (n) Variation(s): gaspen
it`s no good!
gaspiy (v) Variation(s): gaspiye
to waste, to squander, to fritter away
gaspiyaz (n)
waste, squandering
gaspiyer (n)
spendthrift, squanderer
gastrik (azek)
gastric
gastrit (n)
gastritis
gastroanterit (n)
gastro-enteritis
gastronom (n)
gastronome
gastronomi (n)
gastronomy
gat (v) Variation(s): gate
1. to spoil, to mar, to ruin
2. to decay, to rot
3. to corrupt, to debauch, gat menaz = to break up a home, gat zami = to be no longer
friends, to be on bad term
gate (n)
dear, sweetheart, honey, fer gate koko = to cuddle
gate (azek)
1. spoilt, damaged, tainted, marred, ruined
2. decayed (esp. of teeth)
3. rotten (esp. of egg, cloth)
4. corrupted, debauched
gato (n)
1. cake
2. any confection, gato franse = oven-baked cakes, gato mari = cake for religious
services, gato maryaz = wedding
gav (v) Variation(s): gave
to cram, to stuff, to gorge (esp. with food)
gayar (azek)
lively, jovial, without a care in the world
gayn (v) Variation(s): gayne
1. to earn
2. to get, to obtain, to acquire
3. to gain. to profit
4. to win
5. to have (esp. of a baby), ki to gayne? = what`s the matter?, gayn fre, so, per
gaynan (n)
1. winning
2. winner
gaynpin (n) Variation(s): gaynpen
source of revenue
gaz (n)
1. flatulence, fart
2. gas
3. fizz, effervescence
4. tear-gas, asphyxiating-gas, poison-gas
5. wage, wage-scale
6. gauze bandage, gayn gaz ar kikenn = to be bored to tears by someone
gazal (azek)
ghazal, kind of song
gaze (azek)
1. aerated, effervescent, fizzy
2. flatulent, windy
gazel (n)
gazelle
gazez (azek)
aerated, effervescent, fizzy, bwason gazez = mineral water
gazon (n)
1. grass
2. lawn
gazonn (v) Variation(s): gazone
planted with grass, to turf
gazuy (v) Variation(s): gazuye
1. to chirp, to warble, to twitter
2. to prattle, to babble, lapo kabri gazuye = to beat the drum, gazuye kuma
enn peroke = to talk too much
ge (azek)
cheerful, joyous, happy, enjoy
gel (v) Variation(s): gele
to cry, to wail, to whine, to weep
gelar (n & azek)
one who cries easily, cry-baby
geldelu (n)
snap-dragon
gelpave (n)
species of fish
gembling (n)
gambling
geng (n)
gang, geng laburer = group of 24 labourers
gengster (n)
gangster
genn (n)
corset
genon (n)
she-donkey
geri (v)
1. to heal, to cure
2. to recover, to get better
geri (azek)
healed, cured
geridon (n)
small round table
gerila (n)
guerilla, gerila irbin = urban guerilla
gerisab (azek)
curable
geriser (n)
faith-curer, faith-healer. quack
gerizon (n)
recovery, healing, cure
gerlfrenn (n)
girl-friend
gerye (n & azek)
1. warrior, fighter
2. pugnacious, warlike, enn fim gerye = a war film
gestaws (n)
guest house
get (v) Variation(s): gete
1. to look at, to watch
2. to see
3. to consider, to look into
4. to consider as, to look upon as
5. to mind, to heed
6. to look after, get traver = to give a dirty look, getapan (n)
ambush, snare, trap
geto (n)
enclave, isolation, dan enn geto kominal = isolated into one community
getugeza (n)
get-together, social gathering (esp. at social centre)
geyt (n)
gate
gid (n)
1. guide
2. girl-guide
gid (v) Variation(s): gide
to guide, to lead
gidigidi (v)
1. to tickle
2. to be ticklish
gidigidi (n)
tickle
gidon (n)
1. handle bars of a bicycle
2. steering wheel (esp. of a car)
gilas (n)
tumbler made of stainless steel, aluminium or copper
gilti (n)
hand-made filter of marijuana joint
gilti (azek)
found guilty in court
gin (n) Variation(s): gen
1. gain
2. personal advantage, pu so prop gin = for his personal gain
ginda (n) Variation(s): genda
marigold
gines (n)
brown ale
ginn (n)
nausea
gipir (n)
cloth decoration sewn on to clothing
girni (n)
gold sovereign
gise (n)
booking office, ticket office, pu zwe gise ferme = to play a match when the
audience is banned
gitaris (n)
guitarist, guitar-player
giyotinn (n)
guillotine
giyotinn (v) Variation(s): giyotine
to guillotine
gladyater (n)
gladiator
glanaz (n)
gleaning, picking-up what`s left
glann (v) Variation(s): glane
to glean, to pick up what has been left
glann (n)
1. tumour
2. gland
3. swollen gland
glas (v) Variation(s): glase
1. to ice, to chill, li glas mo disan, li fer mo disan glase = it makes my blood
freeze
2. to glaze, to gloss
3. a foul involving stopping football while another player is kicking it
glase (azek)
1. iced, cold
2. biting, freezing
3. glazed, glossy
glason (n)
ice, glason rape = grated, flavoured ice on a stick
glayel (n)
gladiolus
gler (n)
glair, gler servikal = cervical glair
glez (azek)
of clay, later glez = clay
glian (azek)
sticky, slimy, gluey
glikoz (n)
glucose
glis (v) Variation(s): glise
to slip, to slide, glis li larzan = to bribe
glisan (azek)
1. slippery
2. ticklish, delicate, hazardous
gliserinn (n)
glycerine
glob (n)
electric-light bulb
global (azek)
entire, in the aggregate, enn som global = a lump sum
globalman (adv)
entirely, in the aggregate, in a lump
globil (n)
globule, globil ruz = red cells, globil blan = white cells
glorifye (v)
to glorify, to honour
2. to boast
gluglu (n)
gurgling, fer gluglu = to gurgle
glwar (n)
glory
go (eks)
go; (after `take your marks`)
gob (v) Variation(s): gobe
1. to catch
2. to swallow down, to believe easily, gob mus = to moon about, yawn a lot
gob (n)
a mouthful
goberz (v) Variation(s): goberze
to eat, to feed oneself
goble (n)
mug
godam (n)
warehouse, store
gode (azek)
on one`s lap
godon (n)
small spare room
gof (n)
crunchy cake made of flour and s ugar
gofre (azek)
puffed (esp. of sleeve)
gogi (n)
gunny or plastic bag used temporarily as shelter against rain
gognar (v) Variation(s): gognarde
to scoff, to mock, to jeer, to banter, to chuff
gogot (n)
1. penis
2. stupid prick!
goldfis (n)
a kind of fish
golet (n)
1. bamboo stick
2. 10 feet (french feet = 13 inches), golet latrenn = outrigger
golf (n)
1. golf
2. gulf, zwe golf = to play golf
golgote (v)
to wander
golmal (azek)
all wrong, untidy, crooked
golwa (azek)
Gallic
gom (v) Variation(s): gome
1. to erase, to rub out
2. to put gum on developed offset-plates
gom (n) Variation(s): gomelastik
rubber, eraser
gomon (n)
1. sea-weed
2. moss, algae
3. a no-good, a blunderer, gomon de pus lor lekor = filthy, gomon diten =
kind of sea-weed
gon (n)
1. hinge
2. quiet oaf
3. rice-eating insect
gonaz (n)
odd bits of food
gondol (v) Variation(s): gondole
to warp, to be warped
gondole (azek)
warped
gonfle (v)
1. to inflate, to pump up
2. to swell
3. to puff up, to bloat
gonfleman (n)
action of inflating, pumping, blowing up
gong (n)
gong
goni (n) Variation(s): guni
1. sack, potato bag
2. gunny, hemp, jute
gonore (n)
gonorrhoea
gopya (n & azek)
fool, booby
gor (v) Variation(s): gore
1. to copy, to plagiarize
2. to cheat
gorer (n)
copyist, plagiarist
goril (n)
1. gorilla
2. bruiser
gorl (n)
goal
gorli (n)
goalkeeper (esp. in football)
gorz (n)
gorge
gorze (n)
gulp, draught, sip
gos (n)
1. left-hand side
2. left (esp. in boxing)
gos (azek)
1. left
2. clumsy, awkward, bashful, blundering
3. left-wing (esp. in politics)
gosar (n & azek)
left-handed, left-handed person
goslo (n)
go-slow, work-to-rule
gospel (n)
1. gospel
2. gospel studies
gosri (n)
clumsiness, awkwardness, bashfulness, blunder
gota (n & azek)
undamaged nut
gotik (azek)
gothic
gotni (n)
the mothers of two spouses
govinndenn (n)
religious festival
goyav (n) Variation(s): guyav
1. guava
2. fool, idiot, goyav desinn, goyav gargolet, goyav defrans, goyav de lenn =
kinds of guava
goyavye (n)
a guava tree
gozye (n)
throat, gullet
gra (n)
fat (esp. of meat)
gra (azek)
1. fat, fleshy, fatty, corpulent, obese
2. greasy, oily, slimy
3. clayey, rich (esp. of land, soil)
4. thick (esp. of ink, paint cement)
5. thankless, unappreciative, to tro gra = you have too muc
grabo (n)
small rocks
grad (n)
grade, rank, grad monte, mont angrad = to be promoted
gradin (n) Variation(s): graden
tier
gradub (n & azek)
a very fat person
gradyan (n)
gradient
gradye (n)
graduate
gradye (azek)
gradual
gradyel (azek)
gradual
gradyelman (adv)
gradually, progressively
graf (n)
graph, kaye graf = graph book
gram (n)
1. split pea
2. gramme
gramatin (n) Variation(s): gramaten
early morning, sunrise
gramer (n)
1. grandmother, granny
2. grammar
3. grammar book
gramo (n) Variation(s): gramofonn
gramophone
gran (azek)
1. tall, big, grown-up, full-grown
2. great, influential, important
3. old
4. spacious, capacious
5. large, big, gran lagel = loud mouth, gran ledo = a g
gran-dimunn (n) Variation(s): gran-paran
1. grand parents
2. an old person
3. a respectable person
4. ancestors
gran-frer (n)
elder brother
gran-koko (n)
a learned person, very brilliant person
gran-madam (n.f)
domestic workers` chief employer
gran-mal (n)
1. epilepsy
2. sorcery
gran-misye (n)
big boss
grander (n)
1. height, stature
2. size, extent, expanse, foli grander = delusions of grandeur
grandi (v)
1. to grow, to grow up
2. to enlarge
grandvwal (n)
mainsail
grandyoz (azek)
grandiose
granfog (n)
type of jib
granfon (n)
deep sea
granile (azek)
granulated, kafe granile = granulated coffee
granit (n)
granite
granmama (n)
grandmother
granmersi (int)
thank God!
grann-rut (n)
main road, high road
granper (n) Variation(s): granpapa
grandfather
granser (n)
elder sister
gransoz (n)
as in, pa gransoz = unimportant, pena gransoz ladan = it is of minor
importance
grap (n)
bunch, cluster
grapin (n) Variation(s): grapen
1. 3-pronged hook (esp. attached to rope)
2. claws, met grapin = to claw
gras (n)
pardon, forgiveness, indulgence, mercy, dimann gras = to ask pardon of, to
call for quarter, grasgras-a = thanks to
grasye (v)
to pardon, to reprieve to pity
grat (n & azek)
scraper, commonly used in gardening, enn plim grat, enn bek grat = a
scratchy pen, a scratchy nib
grat (v) Variation(s): grate
1. to scratch
2. to scrape, to scale (esp. of fish)
3. to rake
4. to eliminate, to reject
5. to write, grate pintire = to scrub and to dress oneself, mo grate, mo
grataz (n)
weeding
grater-kann (n)
labourer
gratifikasyon (n)
gratuity
gratin (n) Variation(s): graten
mashed vegetable dish cooked in oven
gratis (adv)
free of cost, gratis
gratitid (n)
gratitude
gratiyne (azek)
to scratch
gratman (n)
scratching
gratpapye (n)
scribbler, pen-pusher
gratsyel (n)
sky-scraper
gratwit (azek)
free (of charge)
gratwitman (adv)
free of charge
grav (v) Variation(s): grave
1. to engrave, to grave
2. to impress, to imprint
grav (azek)
serious, dangerous
graver (n)
engraver
gravir (n)
picture, illustration
gravite (n)
1. force of gravity
2. gravity, seriousness
gravman (adv)
seriously
gravye (n)
gravel
grawnflor (n)
ground floor
grawnrays (n)
ground rice
graynder (n)
grinder
gref (n)
graft
gref (v) Variation(s): grefe
to graft
grefe (azek)
grafted
grefye (n)
1. official who notes down proceedings in court or civil status office
2. one who grafts plants
grek (n)
Greek, Greek language
grek (azek)
Greek, Grecian, koz grek = to talk while others fail to understand
grena (azek)
garnet-red
grenad (n)
1. pomegranate
2. grenade
grenad (n)
Grenada
grenadinn (n)
passion fruit, grenadinn kari = gourd-like vegetable
grenadye (n)
1. pomegranate-tree
2. grenadier
grener (n)
1. one who has gone down socially
2. very poor
grenn (n)
testicles
grenn (v) Variation(s): grene
1. to fall from the stalk, to shake (esp. of leaves, fruit) from a tree
2. to go to the dogs, so seve pe grene = he is going bald, grenn so ledan = to
punch his teet
grenuy (n) Variation(s): grenwi
frog
grenye (n)
granary
greo (n)
semola, semolina
grepfrut (n)
grape-fruit
gres (v) Variation(s): grese
to grease, to make greasy, to oil, to lubricate
gresaz (n)
greasing, oiling, lubrication
greser (n)
grease-gun
grevi (n)
gravy
grevis (n)
striker, grevis lafin = hunger striker
grey (v) Variation(s): greye
1. to smooth the walls before painting
2. to dent walls before plastering
gri (azek)
grey, papye gri = brown paper
grif (v) Variation(s): grife
to claw, to scratch
grif (n)
1. claw
2. hook on a line for lifting fish-traps
grifonn (v) Variation(s): grifone
to scrawl, to scribble
grigri (n)
sorcery, witchcraft
grimas (n)
1. grimace, funny-face
2. odds and ends, fer grimas = to make faces at, to mess about
grimase (v)
to make faces at
grin (n) Variation(s): gren
1. grain, berry
2. bit, particle
3. light rainfall
4. fit (esp. of anger, bad-temper), gro-grin = coarse, grin dorz = gutter (esp.
grinblan (n) Variation(s): grenblan
heavy rain at sea
grinlapli (n) Variation(s): grenlapli
light shower
grinp (v) Variation(s): grinpe, grenp, grenpe
1. to climb, to clamber up
2. to creep up
grinper (n) Variation(s): grenper
good at hill-climbing
grins (v) Variation(s): grinse, grens, grense
1. to grind, to grate, to gnash
2. to be angry, irritable, grins ledan = gnash one`s teeth
grinsek (n) Variation(s): grensek
dried pulses
grinsman (n) Variation(s): grensman
grinding, grating, gnashing
gripe (azek)
ill with influenza
griy (v) Variation(s): griye
1. to grill, to broil
2. to toast (esp. of bread)
3. to fire, to shoot
4. to finish a work in haste
griyad (n)
grilling, broiling
griyaz (n)
wire-lattice
griynot (v) Variation(s): griynote
to gnaw, to nibble
grize (azek)
slightly drunk
gro (azek)
1. big, large, bulky
2. thick
3. swollen
4. gruff, rough, leker gro = to be deeply affected, gro palto = a big knob, gro
li
groble (azek)
dark blue
grodan (n)
molar
grodisel (n)
unrefined salt
grofey (n)
kind of bush used as fodder
grofey (azek)
poor quality (esp. of marijuana)
grofil (azek)
coarse-grained
grog (n)
1. one spirit-measure (approx. 1/16 of a bottle), one tot
2. a drink (esp. of rhum)
groge (v)
to drink, to tope
grogrenn (n)
hernia, hydrocoele
grogrin (azek) Variation(s): grogren
coarse-grained
grokay (n)
mile, grokay = kind of mullet
groker (azek)
jealous, envious
grolani (n)
aniseed
grolizye (azek)
greedy, grasping
gromo (n)
swear word
gronaz (n) Variation(s): gonaz
odds and ends of food
gropalto (n)
big knob
gropumon (azek)
jealous, envious
gropwa (n)
butter bean
groras (azek)
hereditarily big-built
gros (n)
gross, 144
gros (azek)
pregnant
groser (n)
1. size, bulk
2. bigness, largeness, hugeness
3. swelling, tumour, lump
groses (n)
pregnancy
grosi (v)
1. to make bigger, to grow bigger
2. to swell
grosis (n)
wholesaler
grosomodo (adv)
summarily
grostet (n)
1. setback, disappointment, blow, gayn grostet = to be disconcerted
2. kind of fish, also called kapitenn grostet
grosye (azek)
1. rough, unmannerly
2. abusive, enn travay grosye = shoddy work
grosyerman (adv)
1. roughly
2. abusively
3. clumsily
grosyerte (n)
swear-word
grovant (azek)
pregnant
grover (azek)
dark green
groyman (n)
1. grunt
2. groan, grumble, growl
groyn (v) Variation(s): groyne
1. to grunt
2. to groan, to grumble, to growl
groynon (n & azek)
grimbler, growler, grumbling, growling
grozo (azek)
big-built
grup (n)
1. group, party
2. unit
grup (v) Variation(s): grupe
1. to group, to gather, to unite
2. to crowd
grupman (n)
grouping
gu (n)
1. taste, savour, smack
2. liking, inclination, sakenn so gu = tastes differ
gudri (n)
old rags
gudrinn (n)
mattress or blanket made of old rags
gudron (n)
pitch, tar
gudwil (n)
rum
gujrati (n & azek)
gujerati
gulabjamunn (n)
sweet cake
gulafur (n)
opium hooker
gulag (n)
goulag
gulagula (n)
sweet round cake
gulagula (v)
to gargle
guli (n)
guli kann = internode in cane, guli dannta = a game with sticks
gunga (n & azek)
dumb
gunga (azek) Variation(s): gungi
1. dumb
2. silly
gungat (n)
veil
gungru (n)
little bells worn around ankles (esp. for dancing)
guni (n) Variation(s): goni
1. sack, gunny bag
2. gunny
gunn (n)
a festival
gunu-gunu (n)
small red worm used as bait
gupi (n)
securing pin
guraku (n)
pipe for smoking marijuana and other drugs
guramye (n)
kind of fish
gurd (n)
gourd for carrying drinking water
gurdin (n) Variation(s): gurden
club, stick
gurguri (n)
tool used for bending iron
gurjann (n)
kind of timber
gurman (n)
greedy-pig
gurman (azek)
greedy
gurmandiz (n)
greediness
gus (n)
1. skein
2. bribe
gut (n)
1. drop, drip
2. gout
gut (v) Variation(s): gute
1. to taste
2. to feel, to experience
gutyer (n)
leak (esp. in the roof)
guvern (v) Variation(s): guverne
1. to govern, to rule
2. to command, to direct
3. to steer (esp. of a boat)
guvernay (n)
rudder, helm
guverner (n)
governor
guvernman (n)
government
guyav (n) Variation(s): goyav
1. guava
2. fool, idiot
gwaf (n)
a hook used to embark large fish
gwano (n)
guano
gwelet (n)
2-mast boat