cocobay

cocobay

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• cocobeh

Etymology

From Akan kokobé[1].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌkʌbɛ/
• Hyphenation: co‧co‧bay

Noun

cocobay

1. leprosy
   • 2002, Frederic G. Cassidy, ‎Robert Brock Le Page, Dictionary of Jamaican English (in English), →ISBN, page 113:

     “A kind of leprosy or elephantiasis once prevalent among negroes in Jamaica. […] ”

2. Any skin condition that displays bumps, warts, sores, or a scaly appearance.
   • 2003, Richard Allsopp, ‎Jeannette Allsopp, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage (in English), →ISBN, page 161:

     “(Having) a skin that looks diseased or repulsive with sores. […] ”

References

1. Richard Allsopp (main editor), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, 2003 (reprint by The University of the West Indies Press, originally 1996 by Oxford University Press), ISBN 9789766401450 (originally ISBN-10: 976-640-145-4), page 161