The word of the week is a compilation of Trinidadian sayings -phrases and words- used on the island.
- Guts like Cobo (phr): With have, describing someone who can eat anything also someone who doesn’t react badly to being insulted or getting pressure.
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- He doesn’t get on, he have guts like cobo (1990)
- Cobo, Cobeau, Corbeau n Coragyps atratus (Black Vulture), a large bird. A very common resident in Trinidad, not found in Tobago. Corbeau is French for Raven.
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Source: Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago by Lise Winer