busta

noun

A hard, chewy, dark brown candy made from sugar, coconuts and ginger.

food

also known as

buss mi jaw, bustamante backbone, staggaback, tableta, toolum

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noun

Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante GBE, National Hero of Jamaica (24 February 1884 - 6 August 1977). A Jamaican politician, labour leader, and founder of the Jamaica Labour Party.

person

national symbol

also known as

alexander bustamante

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3 comments

goalie

11 years ago

Yu need wet sugar for this, and wet sugar hard to find these days.

Ludge

8 years ago

Since when! did they putting ginger inna busta/staggaback? I Can hardly taste the ginger.

R☆

last year

Reminds me when they use to sell this out by the school gate