Carrera Island en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /kəˈɹæɹ.ə ˈaɪ̯.lənd/
Etymology
Probably from Spanish carrera (“race”), but the reason why is unknown. From at least the 18th century.
Meanings
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An island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Boysie landed four years’ hard labour in the jail on Carrera Island, off the north-east tip of Trinidad, a place with rat big like cat running wild.
2024, Ingrid Persaud, The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh, Faber & Faber, page 20: