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fauteuil(s) – armchair(s) ( French )

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ottoman(s)  – a long bench with cushions and without back, often used as a chest

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Quasi means something that is not wholly genuine

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the Caribbean Sea  – a part of the Atlantic Ocean in Central America

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the Blue Mountains  – a mountain range covered with trees in eastern Jamaica; the highest peak is 2,256 metres

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Cofre di Peroté  – a mountain peak in Mexico

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Franciscan  – related to the Franciscans, a Christian religious order founded by St. Francis of Assisi in the 13th century

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terra incognita – an unknown land ( Latin )

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Chimborazo  – the highest mountain peak (6,310 metres) in Ecuador

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the Montezumas  – the Aztec emperors, Montezuma I and Montezuma II (1466–1520); the latter was famous for his struggle against the Spanish conquistadors

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myal-man – a sorcerer, shaman or wizard

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the Emancipation  – the Abolition of Slavery

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Obeah, Obi  – African traditional cults brought to America by the slaves

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caladium  – a group of tropical plants in Central and South America

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piuche  – a sorcerer, shaman or wizard

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the Cape  – the Cape of Good Hope, a rocky southern end of the African continent and the province in South Africa

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fetish  – an object worshiped for its supernatural powers

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Guinea  – a country in western Africa on the Atlantic coast

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Coromantee  – the name of an African tribe

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custos rotulorum  – here: chairman of the court ( Latin )

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Prometheus  – in Greek mythology, a Titan who stole gods’ fire to share it with the mortals; for that crime he was punished by Zeus who chained him to the mountain and sent an eagle to eat his liver

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déjeuner – lunch or dinner (usually official) (French)

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entrées – entries; here: meals ( French )

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Quamoclit  – a tropical American plant with pink or white blooms

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sang-mêlée – a metis, a half-breed ( French )

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Hindoo  – Hindu, a people which lives in India

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quadroon  – in America, a person who has an African ancestor in the third generation

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damask  – bright pink, the colour of a damask rose originally brought from Damascus

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Madras  – a city in India

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à la toque – as a brimless hat

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dandyism  – a way of life; from dandy  – a man who pays too much attention to his appearance and clothes

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canaille – common people ( French )

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slaver – a ship that carries slaves

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cannibal  – a person who eats human flesh; in early human history, cannibalism was a widespread custom on most continents

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Mandingo, Jolof, Pawpaw, Ebo, Moco, Lucumi  – the names of different African ethnic groups and tribes

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Koomi  – a legendary land of giants and cannibals

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Anthropophagi – cannibalism

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cra-cra  – the word used by the slaves for a whip

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en profil – in profile ( French )

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Israelite of Germanic breed  – a Jew from Germany

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Florentine  – related to Florence , a city in central Italy, an important cultural and artistic centre

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burnous (cloth) – a striped cloth worn by the Arabs around the body; later a similar mantel was called a burnous