-
called Kulwu in Kanuri, agbádá in Yoruba,
babban riga in Hausa, boubou,
mbubb,
mboubou or
grand mboubou in Wolof, k'sa or
gandora in Tuareg,
Kwayi Bèri...
- robe with long bell sleeves. In the
Wolof language, this robe is
called a
mbubb or
xaftaan and in
French it is
called a boubou. The
Senegalese caftan is...
- with long bell-like sleeves. In the
Wolof language, this robe is
called a
mbubb and in French, it is
called a boubou. The
Senegalese kaftan is an ankle-length...
- bubu; from
wolof mbubbe, bubu or gran mbubu)
originates from the
Wolof word
mbubb,
meaning a
garment that can be
slipped on over the head and used generically...
