"boui-boui" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bwi.bwi/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-boui-boui.wav Forms: bouis-bouis [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|bouis-bouis}} boui-boui m (plural bouis-bouis)
  1. low quality drinking establishment or café; greasy spoon Tags: masculine Synonyms: bouiboui

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ],
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        ],
        [
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          "café"
        ],
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        ]
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    }
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      ]
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