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buss-up-shut en · NOUN

Etymology

Purpotedly from a local pronunciation of busted up shirt, which the food is said to resemble.

Meanings

  1. (Caribbean, uncountable) A kind of unleavened bread resembling a paratha.
    • Tasty weekday lunch specials including roti, buss-up-shut and vegetables. 2001, Dominique De-Light, Polly Thomas, The Rough Guide to Trinidad and Tobago, page 295: