Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
tolum
English answer:
coconut and molasses sweet
Added to glossary by
vitaminBcomplex
Mar 22 10:43
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English term
Tolum
English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Trinidad English
This is from VS Naipaul’s Miguel Street
“… You are charged with fighting Dorothy Morgan; you are charged with stealing two tolums [word in italics] and three sugarcakes. Do you plead guilty or not guilty?”
The setting is Trinidad in mid-20th C. A father is “publicly” charging his child in front of his neighbours.
I couldn’t find anything relevant on the Internet. Would appreciate any contribution. Thanks.
“… You are charged with fighting Dorothy Morgan; you are charged with stealing two tolums [word in italics] and three sugarcakes. Do you plead guilty or not guilty?”
The setting is Trinidad in mid-20th C. A father is “publicly” charging his child in front of his neighbours.
I couldn’t find anything relevant on the Internet. Would appreciate any contribution. Thanks.
Responses
| 3 +2 | coconut and molasses sweet |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 4 +5 | Toolum |
Mark Nathan
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Change log
Mar 23, 2024 14:05: vitaminBcomplex Created KOG entry
Responses
+2
8 mins
Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
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English
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Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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coconut and molasses sweet
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much Yvonne"
+5
8 mins
Toolum
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Darius Saczuk
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| agree |
philgoddard
: It's spelled both ways, and easily Googled. You should have got the points, since you were first.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Toni Castano
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| agree |
Clauwolf
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writeaway
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