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    Patwa headword

    Bobo-dread

    /BOH-boh-DRED/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Rastafarian sect"
    Definition
    A member of the Bobo Ashanti mansion of Rastafari, known for wearing turbans and carrying brooms.
    Example
    "Di Bobo-dread dem a chant Nyahbinghi."
    Origin
    Cultural designation.

    As a rastafarian culture term, Bobo-dread is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.