taken from "The Guiness Who's Who of Reggae"

During the winter of 1982, the group issued one of the fastest selling singles of the year in "Pass the Dutchie". Based on the Mighty Diamonds' "Pass the Kouchie" (a song about marijuana), the title had been subtly altered to feature the patois 'Dutchie'(literally a 'cooking pot').

Rasta/Patois Dictionary

Kouchie

bowl of a chalice or chillum pipe (1)

Chalice or Chillum

a pipe for smoking herb, usually made from coconut shell or Chalewa and tubing, used ritually by Rastas (1)

Dutchy

dutch cooking pot, low round-bottomed heavy pot. (5)

Last Modified: Friday, June 02, 2000

Note: Various authors (see links)