calaban

English

Noun

calaban (plural calabans)

1. (Jamaica) A trap for birds or animals, consisting of a box propped up with bait underneath.

Galician

Verb

calaban

1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of calar

Jamaican Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalaˈban/
• Hyphenation: ca‧la‧ban

Noun

calaban (plural calaban dem, quantified calaban)

1. A box-and-stick type trap for birds. (bird trap)
   • 2002, Frederic G. Cassidy, Robert Brock Le Page, Dictionary of Jamaican English (in English), →ISBN, page 89:

     “CALABAN […] A box-like trap made of sticks, used to catch ground-walking birds. […] ”

     […]

Further reading

• Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 129

Spanish

Verb

calaban

1. third-person plural imperfect indicative of calar