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buss-up-shut

buss-up-shut noun: a kind of unleavened bread resembling a paratha.

Noun

buss-up-shut (uncountable)

  1. (Caribbean) 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

Origin of buss-up-shut

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

Questions about buss-up-shut

What does buss-up-shut mean?
Buss-up-shut means a kind of unleavened bread resembling a paratha.
What part of speech is buss-up-shut?
Buss-up-shut is a noun.

Words near buss-up-shut in the dictionary

  1. buss down
  2. buss downs
  3. buss it down
  4. buss-down
  5. buss-downs
  6. buss-up-shut
  7. bussar
  8. Bussard ramjet
  9. Bussard ramjets
  10. bussars
  11. bussdown

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