speshal

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Jamaican Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from English special.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /speʃal/

Adjective[edit]

speshal

  1. special
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 3 Jan 1:1:
      Da leta ya a kom fram mi, di elda — tu mi speshal fren, Gaiyos. Mi fren, mi riili riili lov yu.
      This letter comes from the elder to Gaius, my dear friend, whom I love in the truth.
      (literally, “This letter here comes from me, the elder, to my special friend Gaius. My friend who I truly love.”)