Canboulay

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proper noun

A former harvest festival of Trinidad and Tobago, a precursor to the modern Carnival.

OriginFrench cannes brulées →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA former harvest festival of Trinidad and Tobago, a precursor to the modern Carnival.

Origin

  1. Frenchcannes brulées“burnt cane”
  2. EnglishCanboulay

French cannes brulées (“burnt cane”).

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APA

Canboulay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canboulay

MLA

“Canboulay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canboulay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Canboulay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canboulay.

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