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Wolof.

A West African people, mostly in Senegal.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈwɒlɒf//ˈwəʊlɒf/
  1. A West African people, mostly in Senegal.

  2. The language traditionally spoken by those people.

  3. The former realm of the Wolof, maintained from the 14th to the 19th centuries.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Wolof Wolof.

noun/ˈwɒlɒf//ˈwəʊlɒf/
  1. An individual member of the Wolof people.

Where this word comes from

From Wolof Wolof.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.