boubou
noun
boubou is spelled B-O-U-B-O-U: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, boubou means “A flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of boubou is boubous.
How many letters and syllables are in boubou?
| Letters | 6: B-O-U-B-O-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is boubou?
Boubou appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of boubou
- boubous plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does boubou mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flowing wide-sleeved robe worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa.
- 2
Any of certain species of birds in the bushshrike genus Laniarius.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Boubou in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flowing wide-sleeved robe:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | boubou |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does boubou come from?
From French boubou, from Wolof mbubb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).