Meaning of jumbie bead | Babel Free

Definitions

A jequirity bean, the seed of the jequirity plant (Abrus precatorius) used in beadwork or making percussion instruments.

Examples

““Dat too much. You pick de jumbie bead by de wayside, and run piece o’ string through dem, an’ you chargin’ me four dallaz? You got to be crims-crams. You crims-crams?” I asked.”

“In the Eastern Caribbean, Abrus seeds (Jumbie beads, John Crow beads in Jamaica) are made into necklaces and bracelets to serve as protection against Jumbies and malevolent forces.”

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