Groun or Grun

[grown / grun]

Definition

Agricultural land, provision ground, or farmland in the hills.

Example Sentences

Patois:
Di farmer go up a groun fi dig yam.
English:
The farmer went up to the provision ground to dig yams.

Patois:
Dem have a big piece a groun where dem plant banana.
English:
They have a big plot of farmland where they plant bananas.

Usage Tip

Traditional Jamaican term for rural family farmland used to grow provisions.

Patois Synonym: farm; yard
English Synonym: provision ground; farmland

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