Kerosine

[ker-oh-seen]

Definition

Kerosene lamp oil, heavily used historically for lighting and cooking.

Example Sentences

Patois:
Light di kerosine lamp cause di power drop out.
English:
Light the kerosene lamp because the power went out.

Patois:
Di smell a kerosine oil fill di kitchen.
English:
The smell of kerosene oil filled the kitchen.

Usage Tip

Essential commodity historically in rural homes for lamps and stoves ("pitch oil / kerosine").

Patois Synonym: pitch-oil
English Synonym: kerosene; lamp oil

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