pat

Li pat di m sa.


kleren

clairin (a strong spirit made from sugar cane)


penti

From French peinture, from Vulgar Latin *pinctūra.


dlo

From Saint Dominican Creole French diau, from French de l’eau (“water”).


solèy

… M' pa ka dòmi, yon bann vye lide ap pase nan tèt mwen jouk solèy leve.

… I can't sleep; a group of old ideas pass through my head until the sun rises.


sistèm solè

From French système solaire (“solar system”).


mizik

Inherited from French musique (“music”).


lakansyèl

From French l’arc-en-ciel (“the rainbow”).


diau

Haitian Creole: dlo

Bay moué nion verre diau.


tchatcha

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


chodyè

From French chaudière, from Late Latin caldāria.