Meanings
nounbuss-up-shut (uncountable)
- CaribbeanuncountableA 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
Purpotedly from a local pronunciation of busted up shirt, which the food is said to resemble.
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