boubou

== English == === Etymology === From French boubou, from Wolof mbubb. The bird name is onomatopoeic. === 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 Any of certain species of birds in the bushshrike genus Laniarius. ==== Derived terms ==== Albertine sooty boubou (Laniarius holomelas) mountain boubou (Laniarius poensis) mountain sooty boubou (Laniarius poensis) western boubou (Laniarius poensis) ==== 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 === === 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