boubou.
A flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa.
Meaning & usage
A flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa.
Where this word comes from
From French boubou, from Wolof mbubb.
Any of certain species of birds in the bushshrike genus Laniarius.
Where this word comes from
Onomatopoeic.
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