duckanoo en · NOUN
Etymology
Related to ducana. Compare Sranan Tongo dokun.
Meanings
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A Caribbean dessert made with sweet potato, coconut, spices and brown sugar, all tied up in a banana leaf.
The mixtures are wrapped and tied in banana leaf parcels and steamed. Names for these steamed cakes are boyo, duckoono, tie-a-leaf, and blue drawers, as the leaf stains the pudding a faint bluish color.
2015, Linda Bladholm, Latin & Caribbean Grocery Stores Demystified, page 343:Blue drawers, also known as tie-a-leaf or dukunu, combine banana, coconut, sweet potato, and/or cornmeal in small squares, that are then wrapped in banana leaves and boiled for an hour.
2022, Kimberly J. Morse, The Americas: an Encyclopedia of Culture and Society, page 587:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| duckunoo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| duckoono | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ducunu | alternative | lexicographic | |
| duckano | alternative | lexicographic | |
| duckanoos | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dukunu | alternative | lexicographic |