lam veritab
Haitian Creole
In Haitian Creole "breadfruit" is lam veritab. The word veritab comes from French véritable, "true".
It is a starchy food that is usually cooked, for example boiled and served with a sauce.
Meaning: starchy tropical fruit (noun)
Did you know?
- The Creole name literally means "true breadfruit".
Examples in context
- Mwen renmen lam veritab.I like breadfruit.
- Nou pral bouyi lam veritab.We are going to boil breadfruit.
Example conversation
A buyer, Madanm Lucner, asks a seller, Mesye Anold, at a market.
- Madanm LucnerOu gen lam veritab?Do you have breadfruit?
- Mesye AnoldWi, gen yon sèl.Yes, there is just one.
- Madanm LucnerMwen pran li.I will take it.
