Breath, Eyes, Memory

Breath, Eyes, Memory Glossary

Hymen

A part of the vagina which needs to be broken in order for a female to lose her virginity

Rape

Forcibly have sex without the permission of the other party

Vaudou

French term referring to "voodoo"

Threshold

Doorway entrance of a house

Cassava

Any of several American plants (genus Manihot, especially M. esculenta) of the spurge family grown in the tropics for their edible tuberous roots which yield a nutritious starch; also, the root

Merchant

A trader

Freight

Goods transported in a load

Vendor

A trader in the street who is offering something to sell

Chagrin

Dismay, disquiet resulting from shame or failure or humiliation

Glib

Nonchalant, offhand

Pestle

A club-shaped instrument to pound, mash, usually in a mortar (a bowl)

Louvers

An opening provided with one or more slanted fixed or movable fins to allow flow of air but to exclude rain or sun or to provide privacy

Latrine

Toilet

Indigents

Poor people

Grimacing

Making a facial expression of disgust

Cerise

A shade of red

Gourd

Any of a family (Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family) of chiefly herbaceous tendril-bearing vines including the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin

Demijohn

Large, narrow-necked bottle usually enclosed in wickerwork

Chaste

Sexually pure

Parcel (out)

To apportion, spread out