bustee
/ˈbʌstiː
/noun Indian
A slum area or shanty town.We took a little boat out and I demonstrated my inability to row for more than ten minutes as we passed the small shanty (or ‘bustee’) communities which line the waterways of the city....
- As the plant expanded and changed over to the more dangerous production of pesticides, bustees burgeoned around its periphery.
- The target is 18,700 new water taps for the bustees providing 20 gallons of water per head per day.
Origin
From Hindi bastī 'dwelling'.