calaban

English

Noun

calaban (plural calabans)

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

Galician

Verb

calaban

  1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of calar

Jamaican Creole

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

Noun

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  1. 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

Spanish

Verb

calaban

  1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of calar
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