titiwi

titiwi noun: a juvenile goby.

Noun

titiwi (countable and uncountable, plural titiwis)

(Caribbean) A juvenile goby.
- At certain times of the year a delicious and diminutive fry of clear gray color, known as "titiri," is taken in sheets at the river mouths.1938, Douglas Taylor, “Bulletin 119: The Caribs of Dominica”, in Anthropological Papers, number 3, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology
- In addition to these staples, the villagers are supplied animal proteins from wild animals and creatures such as manique (tree kangaroo), agoutis (Dasyprocta spp.) ciwiks (land crab), viyos (stream snail), cuibishes (cray fish), titiwis (sea fish), etc.1987, Masao Yamaguchi, Masao Naitō, Social and festive space in the Caribbean

Recent additions to the calendar of celebrations include the community-based Titiwi Festival held in Layou village and Cochrane's Rabbit Festival.2011, Ken Albala, Food Cultures of the World Encyclopedia - Volume 2, →ISBN, page 116:
We used to go and get watercress and titiwi - walking through the bushes, going to the garden.2012, Celia Sorhaindo, Polly Pattullo, Home Again: Stories of Migration and Return, →ISBN:

What does titiwi mean?: Titiwi means a juvenile goby.
How do you use titiwi in a sentence?: Recent additions to the calendar of celebrations include the community-based Titiwi Festival held in Layou village and Cochrane's Rabbit Festival.
What part of speech is titiwi?: Titiwi is a noun.
What is the plural of titiwi?: The plural of titiwi is titiwis.

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