Note 5 — Little Dictionary of Creole Proverbs.

The langouti was the garment worn about the loins by male slaves in Mauritius—who were wont to labor otherwise naked. In Creole both caser and taper signify “to put on,” with the difference that caser generally refers to good clothes. In colloquial French tapé means “stylishly dressed,” “well-rigged-out,” etc.