Vulva or female genitals in Cuba and Venezuela. This is a word that can cause extremely awkward situations if you do not know the double meaning, since in most other countries "papaya" just means the tropical fruit. Asking for papaya in Havana will get you some very surprised looks.

To pitch the ball as a pitcher in baseball — the most important position in the game. In the Caribbean it also means to treat or buy someone something: if someone 'te pichea,' they're inviting you.

A large, thick fruit that's cooked fried, roasted, in mole, or in slices across Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. It's not a banana: plátano is for cooking, banana is for eating raw — and that difference is sacred.

Slices of green plantain smashed flat and fried twice until crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Tostones are a mandatory side dish in the Caribbean — no meal is complete without them.