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bubuti

bubuti verb: to request that an owner borrows or gives something of theirs one is in need, under the Bubuti system, which makes the request unrefusable.

Verb

bubuti

  1. (ditransitive) to request that an owner borrows or gives something of theirs one is in need, under the Bubuti system, which makes the request unrefusable.
    • I bubuti you for your flip-flops.

Origin of bubuti

From Gilbertese bubuti.

Questions about bubuti

What does bubuti mean?
Bubuti means to request that an owner borrows or gives something of theirs one is in need, under the Bubuti system, which makes the request unrefusable.
What part of speech is bubuti?
Bubuti is a verb.

Words near bubuti in the dictionary

  1. bubukle
  2. bubukles
  3. bubula
  4. bubur ayam
  5. bubus
  6. bubuti
  7. Bubwith
  8. Bubyr
  9. BUC
  10. Bucac
  11. bucainide

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