English Explanatory Dictionary

Burkinabe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.
adj
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Burkina Faso, the Burkinabe people or the Burkinabe language.

Pronunciation

/ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/ /bɜɹˌkinəˈbeɪ/ /ˌbɜː(ɹ)kiːnəˈbeɪ/ /bɜː(ɹ)ˌkiːnəˈbeɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Burkinabe.wav

Word forms

Burkinabe Burkinabes Burkinabé

Etymology

From French burkinabé, from Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Fula -ɓe (plural ending for a people noun), coined by Burkinabe revolutionary Thomas Sankara.

Synonyms

Burkina Fasoan
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