Etymology

boubou

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Today it means: A flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa. Full definition →

French boubou ← Wolof mbubb
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boubou · noun1

  1. Wolof · derived frommbubb
  2. French · borrowed fromboubou
  3. English todayboubou

From French boubou, from Wolof mbubb.

boubou · noun2

Onomatopoeic.

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