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Boubou

🇧🇫 Burkina Faso Slang
Added Aug 06, 2025 · 4 definitions
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Boubou definition 1

Boubou (Traditional robe)

"Le boubou est élégant! (The boubou is elegant!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 06, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Boubou definition 2

Boubou traditionnel (Traditional boubou)

"Boubou brodé (Embroidered boubou)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 08, 2025
DEFINITION 3

Boubou definition 3

Vêtement traditionnel (Traditional garment)

"Le boubou est ample. (The boubou is loose.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025
DEFINITION 4

Boubou definition 4

Doloki ba, cɛw ka fini (Big robe, men's clothing)

"A ye boubou ɲuman don seliba la. (He wore a nice boubou for the holiday.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 10, 2025

Word Details

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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
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4 community definitions
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August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Boubou 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Boubou traditionnel (Traditional boubou)

"Boubou brodé (Embroidered boubou)"
Boubou 🇹🇬 Togo

Vêtement traditionnel (Traditional garment)

"Il porte un boubou blanc. (He's wearing a white traditional garment.)"

🇧🇫 About Burkina Faso Slang

Burkina Faso slang captures the everyday language, street expressions, and cultural vocabulary of its people.

KASINARY has 1733 Burkina Faso slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Boubou" Across Africa

This word is also used in 4 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Boubou 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Boubou traditionnel (Traditional boubou)
Boubou 🇹🇬 Togo

Vêtement traditionnel (Traditional garment)
Boubou 🇲🇱 Mali

Doloki ba, cɛw ka fini (Big robe, men's clothing)
Boubou 🇳🇪 Niger

Babbar riga (Big robe)

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