English words from Guyanese Creole English
- tonkaA flavoring or fragrance used in foodstuffs and perfumes, derived from the tonka bean which contains coumarin.
- typeeIntense lovesickness; infatuation, limerence.
- awaraThe palm tree Astrocaryum vulgare which is native to the Amazon Rainforest region.
- crappoOf very low quality; crap, lousy.
- kangalangA ruffian; also, an unprincipled person.
- manicoleAny of the genus Euterpe of palm trees native to Central America, South America, and the West Indies; especially of species Euterpe oleracea (acai palm).
- salipenterA tegu lizard (genus Tupinambis), especially the gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin).
- tonka beanA black wrinkled seed of a neotropical legume tree of species Dipteryx odorata, used as a perfume and vanilla substitute due to its high coumarin content.