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noun
One of several stockaded mountain farms established, after the invasion of Jamaica by England in the late 17th century, by people of colour who had lived on the island under Spanish rule.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Jamaica, historical
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noun
A plot of land on a hill near a plantation, allotted to enslaved people for growing food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Jamaica, historical
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History
From Spanish palenque (“palisade”).
