boubou

== English == === Etymology 1 === From French boubou, from Wolof mbubb. ==== Noun ==== boubou (plural boubous) A flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa. Synonym: agbada === Etymology 2 === Onomatopoeic. ==== Noun ==== boubou (plural boubous) Any of certain species of birds in the bushshrike genus Laniarius. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== brubru (“bird in the bushshrike family of the species Nilaus afer”) === Further reading === boubou (clothing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Laniarius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Laniarius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Wolof mbubb. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bu.bu/ === Noun === boubou m (plural boubous) boubou (African robe) ==== Descendants ==== → English: boubou === Further reading === “boubou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012