plantain a hybrid banana plant that is widely cultivated in the Western Hemisphere.
taboo any social prohibition or restriction that results from convention or tradition.
uli a liquid made from seeds that make the skin pucker; used for temporary tattoo-like decorations.
jigida strings of hundreds of tiny beads worn snugly around the waist.
And these white men, they say, have no toes The white men's toes are hidden because they are wearing shoes.
leprosy a progressive infectious disease caused by a bacterium that attacks the skin, flesh, nerves, and so on; it is characterized by nodules, ulcers, white scaly scabs, deformities, and the eventual loss of sensation, and is apparently communicated only after long and close contact.
