balmyard

== English == === Alternative forms === balm yard === Etymology === Borrowed from Jamaican Creole balmyard. Equivalent to balm +‎ yard. === Noun === balmyard (plural balmyards) (Jamaica) A place where obeah and related healing rituals are performed. == Jamaican Creole == === Alternative forms === balm yaad, balm yard, balm-yard === Etymology === balm +‎ yard === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑːm ˈjɑːd/ === Noun === balmyard (plural balmyard dem, quantified balmyard) A place where obeah and pocomania rituals are practised. === References === Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 75