Boubou
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Boubou is a noun meaning A flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa.
Meaning
A flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa.
More Meanings
- Any of certain species of birds in the bushshrike genus Laniarius.
Example Sentences
Yedjo is dressed in a black boubou and carries a saber in his left hand, its copper handle in the form of a vulture's head.
In Bamako’s thriving market, a group of moneychangers in brightly colored boubous, the traditional robes worn here, said that Moussa Magassa, who owns the house in the Bronx where his family and the Soumares lived and who lost five children in the blaze, stopped by once or twice a year on his trips home to Mali and was well known in the community.
Word Forms
- boubous
Synonyms for boubou
Depending on context, synonyms include agbada.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include agbada, galabea, djellaba, burnoose, gallabea, burnou.
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