bùbá
noun
/bù.bá/
Definitions
- blouse or outer garment worn by women
- top or outer garment worn by men
- inner garment worn by men typically under an agbada
Etymology
Likely from a Songhay language, compare Baoule bui (“bark (skin)”), Kongo búuba (“outfit; small piece of cloth worn by a woman”), Mandinka bubá (“blouse”), Wolof buba (“garments”), Sranan Tongo buba (“skin”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Niger-Congo *-kwuba (“skin (bark, husk)”).
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “buba”.
Reference:
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