buibui
noun/ˌbuːiˈbuːi/
/ˌbuːiˈbuːi/
East African English [buiˈbui]
(East African English)- an item of clothing worn by some Muslim women, consisting of a long black dress and a piece of black cloth that covers the head, showing only the face or eyesTopics Religion and festivalsc2Word OriginKiswahili, literally ‘spider’.
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