ron don n.— «Ron don—”run down”; in local parlance “to cook”—is a stew of local yucca, chayote and other vegetables, usually with meat added, which is simmered for at least a day and traditionally eaten at weekends...
meat sauce
n.— «Meat sauce. Easy work.» —“Machinists’ Slang and jargon” by Mendelowitz in Wisc., Ohio, N.Y., Ind., Mich., Ala. Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
short eats n.pl. small snacks, especially meat or vegetable pastries, eaten in variety in a fashion similar to dim sum or tapas. Editorial Note: While this term is most common in Sri Lanka, it is also used in southern India and other parts of Asia...
short eats n.pl.— «“Short eats” a selection of meat and vegetable snacks (in pastry or crumbled and fried) charged as eaten.» —by Robert Bradnock Footprint Sri Lanka Handbook Apr. 1, 2001. (source: Double...
barbecue stopper n.— «Can crazy, aching love stem and sustain itself from one kiss?…This topic became something of a barbecue stopper among my sausage-turning friends this week. The meat of the discussion was: How do you know if...
turkey bacon n.— «My fellow weirdos, you must join me in my quest to expand our language just slightly. From now on, I ask that you now refer to all rent-a-cops as turkey bacon. For those who don’t know, turkey bacon is processed, smoked...