English Explanatory Dictionary

toubab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A white person.

Pronunciation

/tu.bab/

Word forms

toubab toubabs

Etymology

The most likely earliest derivation is from the Wolof word for Europe, "Tougal". In the same way that Wolof means the people of Jollof, Toubab means the people of Tougal.

Synonyms

white person
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