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busuuti (n/n) the national dress of Baganda women (see also bodingi and gomesi); long

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broad-sleeved gown of Arab origin worn by '-.uicio on iormai occasions.

busuuti (n/n) the national dress of Baganda women (see also bodingi and gomesi); long, broad-sleeved gown of Arab origin worn by '-.uicio on iormai occasions.

Related Words
busu o- (bu/-) surface of a drum; empty space, nothing, kukuba busu, to miss, fail to hit. Ebyasi byakubye busu. The bullets missed the busukka e- adv. across, on the other side of. ebusukka kkubo, across the road. cf. sukka. busukko o- (bu/-) sores on the feet and legs; originally charms or herbs placed in the road which caused sores on anyone who tried to pass busukusuku o- see akassukussuku. busukuttu o- (bu/-) congential enlargement of the cheeks, amatama ag'obusu- kuttu, enlarged cheeks. busungu o- (bu/-) anger, ire, wrath. cf. -sungu, sunguwala. busuubuzi o- (bu/-) trade, commerce. eby'obusuubuzi, trade, commercial matters. c f. suubula. Busuuli 0- pr. n. (n/n) Syria. busuulu o- (bu/-) land rent, ground rent; land tax; property tax. busuulubu o- less often obusulubbu (bu/-) [Stu., dr.] moustache.