"cah" meaning in English

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Conjunction

Etymology: Borrowed from Jamaican Creole cah (“because”). Ultimately from English because. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|jam|cah|t=because}} Borrowed from Jamaican Creole cah (“because”), {{der|en|en|because}} English because Head templates: {{en-con}} cah
  1. (slang, Jamaica, MLE) Because. Tags: Jamaica, Multicultural-London-English, slang Synonyms: cuh
    Sense id: en-cah-en-conj-jhi9LjNc Categories (other): Jamaican English, Multicultural London English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: cahs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cah (plural cahs)
  1. (US, eastern Massachusetts) Pronunciation spelling of car. Tags: US, alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: car
    Sense id: en-cah-en-noun-x75Gnxj4 Categories (other): American English, English pronunciation spellings, Massachusetts English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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