GLOSSARY 



AcouRi or Agouti, Adouri. Species of Dasyprocia; Fmall game animals of great 



food \alue. 

 Baboon. The almost iiivarialjlo ( reole term applied to the Howling Monkey ( Mycetes 



seniculus). 

 Babracote (a cornipted form of Barbecue). A small three-legged or four-legged 



wooden staging upon which meat is laid to be smoke-dried. 

 Banab or Benad. .\ teni])orary shod built of sticks and leaves for shelter from sun, 



rain, or dew. 

 Barbecue. To smoke-dry. 



Bki.tiri. A fermented drink, made from cassava, essentially for home consumption. 

 Buck (feminine, Buckebn). A term originally applied by the Dutch to any aborig- 

 inal Indian. 

 Bui.i.etTree, The Mirtiusops (jlobosa, a timber tree with excellent fruit and valuable 



"milk." 

 BuxL\. The "stinking-bird " (Oslinops spp.). 

 Bush-cow. Another name for the tapir. 

 Bush-hog. Dicnlytrs ^p. 

 BusH-MA.sTER snake. Lachesis miilus. 

 Busn-R.1T. The name applied in the Pomeroon District to the opossum. There are, 



however, several busli-rats proper i Muridsr). 

 Camudi, CAMOoniE. The land (Boa constrictor) or water (Eunecles murinus) boas. 

 Ca,ssava bread. The Indian's "staff of life," made from the Manihol. 

 Cassiri, Oaxiri. a fermented drink, similar to beer, made from ca-s-sava; dnink in 



large quantities to intoxicate. 

 Chigoe. A species of flea wliicli, ])enetrating the flesh, may cause great irritation. 

 Coriai.. a dug-out canoe. 

 Creole. A British Guiana term applied to any person born in the colony, of parents 



other tlian aboriginal Indians. 

 Curare (known also as Urali, Wurali i. The well-known deadly poi.son of which the 



chief ingredient is derived from Sirychnos toxifera. 

 Gilbacker. a food-fish (Sdaddclhys parkeri). 

 IIaiamara. a food-fish (Hoplias macrophlhalmus). 



IIaiawa, IIaiowa. The Incense tree, from which a very fragrant rasin is derived. 

 IIarri-harri. See Yarri-vahri. 

 IloBU. The Ilog-plum (Spondias lutea). 

 Howling monkey. See Baboon 

 Huri. \ioQ<\-f^A\(IIopUas mnlabaricus). 

 Igaripe. a water-channel. 

 Itabo. a water-channel. 

 Ite (written also It.\ and Etai. The Mauritia palm; of immense economic value to 



the Indians. 

 Itiriti. a plant (hchnosiphon) with a reedlike stem, which is split down to form 



strands for plaiting. 

 Jigger. See Chigoe. 



'Keskedee. The onomatopoeic term for a certain bird (a species of Lanius). 

 Kokerite. The ^fazimiliana regin palm. 

 KuRAUA (written also Crowa). A specias of Agave from the fibers of whicli very 



strong cords are made. 

 KusHi. A leaf-cutting ant; very destructive on the plantations. 

 Labaria. An exceedingly poisonous snake (Lachesis lanceohlus). 

 Labba. One of the most savopi' of the rodents (Coclogenys paca). 



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