speshal

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English special.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /speʃal/

Adjective

speshal

1. special
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 3 Jan 1:1:

     Da leta ya a kom fram mi, di elda — tu mi speshal fren, Gaiyos. Mi fren, mi riili riili lov yu.

     This letter comes from the elder to Gaius, my dear friend, whom I love in the truth.

     (literally, “This letter here comes from me, the elder, to my special friend Gaius. My friend who I truly love.”)