duckanoo
duckanoo noun: a Caribbean dessert made with sweet potato, coconut, spices and brown sugar, all tied up in a banana leaf.
Noun
duckanoo (plural duckanoos)
- A Caribbean dessert made with sweet potato, coconut, spices and brown sugar, all tied up in a banana leaf.
- The mixtures are wrapped and tied in banana leaf parcels and steamed. Names for these steamed cakes are boyo, duckoono, tie-a-leaf, and blue drawers, as the leaf stains the pudding a faint bluish color.2015, Linda Bladholm, Latin & Caribbean Grocery Stores Demystified, page 343
- Blue drawers, also known as tie-a-leaf or dukunu, combine banana, coconut, sweet potato, and/or cornmeal in small squares, that are then wrapped in banana leaves and boiled for an hour.2022, Kimberly J. Morse, The Americas: an Encyclopedia of Culture and Society, page 587
- Synonyms:
- blue drawers, tie-a-leaf
Synonyms of duckanoo
Forms of duckanoo
| plural | duckanoos |
|---|---|
| alternative form | duckano |
| alternative form | duckoono |
| alternative form | duckunoo |
| alternative form | ducunu |
| alternative form | dukunu |
Origin of duckanoo
Related to ducana. Compare Sranan Tongo dokun.
Questions about duckanoo
- What does duckanoo mean?
- Duckanoo means a Caribbean dessert made with sweet potato, coconut, spices and brown sugar, all tied up in a banana leaf.
- What part of speech is duckanoo?
- Duckanoo is a noun.
- What is the plural of duckanoo?
- The plural of duckanoo is duckanoos.
Words near duckanoo in the dictionary
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