carochies

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

From corotos, plural of Spanish coroto.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaˈɹʷoː.t͡ʃɪz/, /kʌˈɹʷoː.t͡ʃɪz/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ro‧chies

Noun

carochies

  1. odds and ends, junk, stuff
    • 2002, Frederic G. Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page, Dictionary of Jamaican English‎ (in English), →ISBN, page 92:
      “CAROCHIES, CAROCHY /karúochiz, koróchi/ sb chiefly dial (usually plur); <Amer Sp corotos, playthings, tools of trade, chattels, trumpery, trash, stuff (Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Colombia). Things of little value; rubbish. […] ”
    Tek yuh carochies an' come outta mi house.
    Pack your shit and get out of my house.
    (literally, “Take your junk”)

References
  1. Frederic G. Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page (2002) Dictionary of Jamaican English‎, →ISBN, page 92: ““CAROCHIES, CAROCHY /karúochiz, koróchi/ sb chiefly dial (usually plur); <Amer Sp corotos, playthings, tools of trade, chattels, trumpery, trash, stuff (Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Colombia). Things of little value; rubbish. […] ””
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