Spanish lime
A small, green tropical fruit with a sweet and tangy pulp.
Patois: Mi love nyam guinep wen it ripe.
English: I love eating Spanish limes when they’re ripe.
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A small, green tropical fruit
Patois: Guinep bad when it ripe.
English: Spanish lime is very sweet when it’s ripe.
Spanish Lime
A tropical fruit that is sweet and tangy when ripe.
Patois: Pick some guinep offa di tree, dem just right fi nyam.
English: Pick some Spanish limes off the tree, they’re just right to eat.
Grater Cake , Sweetie , Bulla , Gizzada ,
Guinep, also known as Spanish lime, is a small, round fruit with a tart and sweet flavor, typically enjoyed by cracking the thin shell to reveal the juicy flesh inside.
A small fruit with a green outer skin and a sweet, juicy flesh inside. It is often eaten by cracking the skin and sucking the pulp.
Patois: "Mi nyam up all di guinep dem inna di bag."
English: I ate up all the guinep in the bag.
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