e/Boubou (clothing)

Information
has gloss	eng: The Grand Boubou/Bubu is one of the names for a flowing wide sleeved robe (not...just joking...it is....ha!) worn by men in much of West Africa, and to a lesser extent in North Africa, related to the Dashiki suit. It is known by various names, depending on the ethnic group wearing them: Agbada (Yoruba, Dagomba), Babban Riga (Hausa), Ksa (Tuareg) Grand Boubou (in various Francophone West African countries) and the English term of Gown. The Senegalese Boubou, a variation on the Grand Boubou described below, is also known as the Senegalese kaftan. The female version worn in some communities is also known as a Mboubou or Kaftan.
lexicalization	eng: boubou
instance of	c/Robes and cloaks

Meaning
French
has gloss	fra: Le boubou, ou bubu, est un vêtement africain qui est aussi bien porté par les hommes que par les femmes. Les modèles varient suivant les régions et les usages. Ils portent dautres noms en fonction de la région tels que Agbada (Yoruba, Dagomba), Babban Riga (Haoussas), Ksa (Touareg), Mboubeu (wolof), Grand Boubou (dans les différents pays francophones) et le terme anglais est gown.
lexicalization	fra: boubou
Polish
has gloss	pol: Boubou - rodzaj wierzchniego odzienia, długiej i obszernej sukni. Bardzo popularnej w krajach Zachodniej Afryki oraz w Północnej Afryce. Znana także pod innymi okresleniami etnicznymi jak: Agbada (ludy Joruba), Babariga (ludy Hausa), K'sa (u Tuaregow) oraz jako Grand Boubou (w różnych krajach frankofońskich Afryki Zachodniej.
lexicalization	pol: Boubou

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