pen

A pine tree, especially the Hispaniola pine.


mouton

From French mouton (“sheep”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *moltos.


jako

From French jacquot, from Jacquot, a diminutive of Jacques.


dorad

Coryphaena hippurus
Coryphaena hippurus#Translingual


tomat

From French tomate, Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.


zannimo

From French animaux (“animals”), from Latin animal. In French, the plural form animaux is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, animaux was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


zoranj

From French oranges (“oranges”). In French, the plural form oranges is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, oranges was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


banza

Tillandsia usneoides
Tillandsia usneoides#Translingual

(botany) Spanish moss, Tillandsia usneoides


zèb

From French herbes (“grasses”). In French, the plural form herbes is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, herbes was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


glouglou

Elaeis guineensis
Elaeis guineensis#Translingual


pòm

From French pomme, from Middle French pomme, from Old French pome, pume, from Latin pōma, plural of pōmum, from Proto-Italic *poomos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂po-h₁ém-os (“taken off”).


diri

W renmen manje diri blan?


zonyon

From French oignon. In French, the plural form oignons is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, oignons was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.


chwal

From Saint Dominican Creole French choual, from French cheval.


chadèk

From English shaddock (“pomelo”). Compare Louisiana Creole shadèg.


afyo

Cyperus rotundus
Cyperus rotundus#Translingual


choual

Haitian Creole: chwal

From French cheval (“horse”). Compare Louisiana Creole choal.

Gueté choual là.


karanklou

Compare Louisiana and Missouri French carencro (“buzzard”).


pouldlo

poul (“chicken”) + dlo (“water”). Compare Cajun French poule d’eau (“coot”).


gonbo

Ultimately from Kimbundu (k)ingombo (“okra”). Compare Louisiana Creole gombo.


pistach

From French pistache. The sense of "peanut" is also found in Louisiana French and Louisiana Creole French.


kangouwou

From English kangaroo via French kangourou.


djondjon

/d͡ʒɔ̃d͡ʒɔ̃/

a type of edible black mushroom native to Haiti.


pòm zombi

Hippomane spinosa, a toxic plant related to the manchineel.


pòm savon

A soapberry, especially the wingleaf soapberry.


chouk

From Norman chouque, from Old French chocq, from Vulgar Latin *tsucca.


pòm malkadi

Ziziphus mauritiana
Ziziphus mauritiana#Translingual


tchatcha

Onomatopoeic. The dried seeds of the lebbek are used to make maracas.


bèf

Proverb:
Bèf pa janm bouke pote kon li.
You can't get tired of what belongs to you.

literally, “A cow never grows tired of its horns.”


jenjanm gran-bwa

From jenjanm (“ginger”) + gran (“big”) + bwa (“wood”).

com

Renealmia pyramidalis, a flowering plant in the ginger family.


madan sara

village weaver (an African bird which has become naturalised on Hispaniola)