Ouagadougou

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Ouagadougou

  • /ˈwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/

Rhymes with -uːɡu

Where it comes from

From French Ouagadougou, from a local name such as Moore Waogdgo and Farefare Wɔgdɔgɔ.

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Burkina Faso. Perhaps he was there right now, in Ouagadougou, taking a last detour to revisit friends before passing on to eternity, wherever that is.
  2. metonymically The Burkina Faso government.

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name capital of Burkina Faso

EspañolUagadugú
한국어와가두구 Wagadugu
日本語ワガドゥグー Wagadugū
中文瓦加杜古 Wǎjiādùgǔ
हिन्दीवागाडूगू vāgāḍūgū
KiswahiliWagadugu
PortuguêsOuagadougou
FrançaisOuagadougou
DeutschOuagadougou
ItalianoOuagadougou
ΕλληνικάΟυαγκαντούγκου Ouagkantoúgkou
РусскийУагаду́гу Uagadúgu
Tiếng ViệtU-a-ga-đu-gu
العربيةوَاغَادُوغُو wāḡādūḡū
עבריתואגאדוגו vagadugu

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@misc{ouagadougou_2026,
  title = {Ouagadougou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ouagadougou},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}