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ouboet

ouboet noun: an older brother or a male friend.

Noun

ouboet (plural ouboets)

  1. (South Africa, endearing) An older brother or a male friend.
    • A boy who is an ouboet would not shirk responsibility, but being the younger, the baby […]2014, Zoe Wicomb, October: A Novel

Forms of ouboet

pluralouboets

Origin of ouboet

Borrowed from Afrikaans ouboet.

Questions about ouboet

What does ouboet mean?
Ouboet means an older brother or a male friend.
What part of speech is ouboet?
Ouboet is a noun.
What is the plural of ouboet?
The plural of ouboet is ouboets.

Words near ouboet in the dictionary

  1. Ouazzane
  2. Oubangui
  3. oubliation
  4. oubliette
  5. oubliettes
  6. ouboet
  7. ouboets
  8. OUCA
  9. ouch
  10. ouche
  11. ouched

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