Stinking-toe

[stink-ing-toh]

Definition

Fruit of the West Indian locust tree (Hymenaea courbaril) with a pungent shell and sweet pulp.

Example Sentences

Patois:
Di pickney dem crack open di stinking-toe fi eat di sweet pulp.
English:
The children cracked open the West Indian locust pod to eat the sweet pulp.

Patois:
Stinking-toe smell strong but di inside sweet.
English:
The locust pod smells pungent but the inside tastes sweet.

Usage Tip

Native Jamaican wild fruit with a woody pod smelling pungent, containing sweet dry edible pulp.

Patois Synonym: West Indian locust
English Synonym: West Indian locust fruit

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