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Jabao

Word used in the Hispanic Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba) to denote a person who is of mixed Black and White ancestry but who has white skin and African features either in curly or kinky hair, a wide nose, or full lips. In the US they'd likely be high-yellow, but in the Caribbean they have their own grouping. It is a descriptor. The feminine equivalent is jabaa.

"¿Quién es el chaco jabao de Santurce?"
"Ese es Víctor Soriano"
Translation:

"Who's the jabao guy from Santurce?"
"That's Victor Soriano"

by applesaucechi April 26, 2022