Meaning
A freshwater river snail or mussel, gathered from rivers and cooked — most famously boiled into 'busu soup', a hearty spiced broth prized as a nourishing, 'strengthening' dish. Collecting busu from the river stones is an old country tradition, and the soup is a rural delicacy.
Examples
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Wi pick busu from di river fi mek soup.
We picked river snails from the river to make soup.
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Busu soup good fi build back yuh strength.
Busu soup is good to rebuild your strength.
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Di busu deh pon di river rockstone.
The river snails are on the river stones.
Origin
Of African origin; a freshwater river snail/mussel eaten in soup. See [[janga]], [[sea-egg]].
How it’s used
A river snail/mussel, boiled into nourishing 'busu soup'. See [[janga]], [[sea-egg]].