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bubu

British  
/ ˈbuːbuː /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of boubou

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In Korean, we called them gireogi bubu, or wild goose couples.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2024

Dress each bowl with the nori, sesame oil, surigoma or toasted sesame seeds, bubu arare or crumbled puffed rice cake, the dark green scallion slices and a dab of wasabi, if using.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2021

Find surigoma and bubu arare at Asian markets or online.

From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2021

There were only about a dozen people in the harbour," he said, "although in his boyhood many lived there; all however, were now dead from sickness and the 'orang bubu.'

From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by Kloss, C. Boden

The Sultan demanded six doti of Merikani, and a fundo of bubu, from the Musungu; and from the Arabs and other caravans, twelve doti more.

From How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)