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duckanoos

duckanoos is the plural of duckanoo.

Meaning of duckanoo

Noun

duckanoo (plural duckanoos)

  1. 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

Questions about duckanoos

What is duckanoos the plural of?
Duckanoos is the plural of duckanoo.

Words near duckanoos in the dictionary

  1. duck-squeezer
  2. duck-squeezers
  3. duckable
  4. duckano
  5. duckanoo
  6. duckanoos
  7. duckanos
  8. duckarsed
  9. duckbill
  10. duckbill cat
  11. duckbill cats

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