Examples of boubou in a Sentence
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His body was wrapped in a white boubou, and a turban hid his entire face, except for a pair of large, dark sunglasses.
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Steven Levingston, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
Wiley stood beneath Black Rock’s 20-foot wooden doors in a green and gold boubou, greeting guests such as Alicia Keys and Naomi Campbell.
—Annika Hammerschlag, Quartz Africa, 4 June 2019
Wearing his usual white boubou, Diack, 52, settled into a corner table overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2017
Steven Levingston, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
Wiley stood beneath Black Rock’s 20-foot wooden doors in a green and gold boubou, greeting guests such as Alicia Keys and Naomi Campbell.
—Annika Hammerschlag, Quartz Africa, 4 June 2019
Wearing his usual white boubou, Diack, 52, settled into a corner table overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2017
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Word History
Etymology
French, from Malinke bubu
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near boubou
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“Boubou.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boubou. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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