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afroantillano

Also spelled: antillano · afroantillanos · afropanameño

What does afroantillano mean?

A descendant of the English- and French-speaking Caribbean laborers (mostly from Barbados, Jamaica, Martinique and Guadeloupe) brought in to build the railroad and the Canal. Their imprint on Panamanian Spanish is vast: fren, gial, buco, chantin, guachimán, saril.

Example

The afroantillana community in Colón makes delicious food.La comunidad afroantillana de Colón preparan comida muy deliciosa.

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Where it is used
Colón, Panamá, Bocas del Toro
Currency
in use today
Origin
De África vía las Antillas.

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See also

frengialchantinplenaColón

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arrabaleroarroz con cocobuhonerobumearcapitalinochácara

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