"lavway" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lavways [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lavway (plural lavways)
  1. (Trinidadian/Caribbean) A call-and-response chant used when working or marching, or to cheer on stickfighters. Wikipedia link: lavway Synonyms: leggo
    Sense id: en-lavway-en-noun-4pguaVCN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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