Meaning

2 senses
  1. A sash worn with a kimono.

    о́биóbi

  2. A strip of paper looped around a book or other product.

More definitions
  • a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
  • (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Her kimono and obi combination is smart, isn't it?

    ruЕё сочетание кимоно и оби очень продуманное, не так ли? — Nattiko

    deIhre Kimono-Obi-Kombination ist aber elegant! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Professor Doctor Joseph Chikelue Obi currently serves as the State Counsellor of Biafraland.

    CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · Biafraland · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a kimono sash:

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 帯 (obi, “belt”).

Borrowed from Japanese 帯 (obi, “belt”).

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Forms

plural: obi / obis
Singularobi
Pluralobi / obis

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas:obeah
  • (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery:obeah

See also

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