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Bustamante backbone
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English
Etymology
Named after Alexander Bustamante, Jamaican politician; the hard texture is supposed to symbolize his firmness of character.
Noun
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en Jamaica A hard confection made with grated coconut and ginger.
en eponyms
en Sweets
Jamaican Creole
jam 2022 August 6
Etymology
Refers to the resoluteness of Alexander Bustamante Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante, Jamaica's first prime minister.
Pronunciation
jam /ˈbʌstaˌmantɪ ˈbakˈbʷoːn/
jam Bus ta man te back bone
Noun
Bustamante backbone
jam 1996 Honor Ford Smith My Mother's Last Dance 80 Yuh see whentime you read it innaStar seh stranger come in a districtAnd lickle more a pickney disappear?Is Fallen Angel carry dem wayFallen Angel love sweetie,bulla cake or Bustamante backboneand especially paradise plum.
en L. A. Augustin 978-1-4259-7084-0 62 “The Bustamante Backbone was so very good, she remembered. They were a delicious jaw-breaking delight. The children called them "Busta". She could almost taste them, still. Verona wondered whether that particular candy was still being ... ” jam Sound Awareness 2006
See also
jam buss mi jaw
jam busta
jam coconut drops
jam gizzada
jam grater cake
jam staggaback
jam eponyms
jam Foods Sweets