Meaning
A whole breadfruit roasted over an open fire or coals until the skin blackens and the inside turns soft, smoky, and golden. Roas breadfruit is a cherished Jamaican side, the traditional partner to ackee and saltfish, and the smell of one roasting on a wood fire is pure country comfort. The charred skin is peeled away and the heart is sliced and eaten hot, sometimes with butter.
Examples
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Roas breadfruit an ackee di perfect Sunday breakfast.
Roasted breadfruit and ackee is the perfect Sunday breakfast.
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Put di breadfruit pon di fire fi roas.
Put the breadfruit on the fire to roast.
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Notten nuh sweet like roas breadfruit off di wood fire.
Nothing is as good as roasted breadfruit off the wood fire.
Origin
From 'roas' (roast) + 'breadfruit'; fire-roasted breadfruit. See [[breadfruit]], [[roas-corn]].
How it’s used
Whole breadfruit roasted over fire; classic side for ackee. See [[breadfruit]], [[roas-corn]].