Kuzmina R.V.

The article, based on the Oxford English Dictionary entries on Caribbean English updated in September 2021, examines gastronyms as the main component of the national Caribbean identity. The etymological and semantic analysis of some names of dishes and drinks of Caribbean cuisine was carried out, the region of their distribution was revealed. Spelling variants of words that existed in various historical periods, and pronunciation variants of Caribbean gastronyms in three national norms of the English language (British English, U.S. English, Caribbean English) were established.