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Tantie

Pronounced /TAHN-tee/nounEveryday talk

Meaning

Aunt. Often used as a title or an affectionate name for a much-loved older woman in the family, the kind of matriarch who may have helped raise you.

Tantie make pelau for the whole lime.

In plain English: Auntie cooked pelau for everybody.

Sources

  1. Caribbean Beat: Don't buy shoes
  2. Wikipedia: Trinidadian Creole (vocabulary list, pointer only)

Last verified 3 October 2026. Spotted something wrong? Send a correction.