quichoy

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French quelque chose (“something”), compare Guianese Creole kichoz, Louisiana Creole quichose.

Noun

quichoy

  1. (Saint-Domingue) a thing
    Ly doi fair nion l'autre quichoy avant cila là. ― He should do another thing before that one.

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: kichoy

References

  • S. J. Ducœurjoly (1802), Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue [Manual of the Inhabitants of Saint-Domingue]‎[1] (in French), Paris
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