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buba

buba noun: a woman's blouse worn in West African countries.

Noun

buba (plural bubas)

  1. A woman's blouse worn in West African countries.

Forms of buba

pluralbubas

Origin of buba

Borrowed from Yoruba buba.

Questions about buba

What does buba mean?
Buba means a woman's blouse worn in West African countries.
What part of speech is buba?
Buba is a noun.
What is the plural of buba?
The plural of buba is bubas.

Words near buba in the dictionary

  1. buay tank
  2. Buaya
  3. Buayan
  4. buaze
  5. bub
  6. buba
  7. bubah
  8. bubahs
  9. bubal
  10. bubale
  11. bubales

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