Trinidadian Dictionary

R

"R"

Raff.....To grab suddenly

Ragadang.....Broken down

Raise.....A gift of cash to a friend or relative

Ram-cram.....Packed to capacity

Reds.....a light skinned person of mixed or African descent

Rel.....Trini pronunciation Real

Road March.....Kind of Trinidad's song of the year, or best song of Carnival. As the costume bands cross the stage in the Queen's Park Savannah, the song that most bands dance to is declared Road March for the year, and wins a large cash prize. 

Roti.....East Indian dish made with flat baked dough resembling a tortilla filled with curried beef, chicken, goat, shrimp or other meat with potatoes, onions, tomato and spices.

Rude*....."Nasty", sexually explicit

Rumfle.....Ruffled or wrinkled