Senegal
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Senegal
- /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɔːl/
- /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɑːl/
Rhymes with -ɔːl, -ɑːl
Where it comes from
Probably from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga (possibly from Arabic زنجي (“Zanj, Negro”), from Persian زَنگ (“Land of the Blacks”) Etymology 3. Or a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language.
proper noun
- A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
- A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: gambia, kiribati, seychelles, dakar, singapore, mali, malaysia, madagascar, cameroon, ghana, kenya, niger, spain, lesotho, mauritania, romania
Translations
Every language
name Republic of Senegal
| Español | Senegal |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 세네갈 Senegal |
| 日本語 | セネガル Senegaru |
| 中文 | 塞內加爾 /塞内加尔 Sàinèijiā'ěr |
| हिन्दी | सेनेगल senegal |
| Kiswahili | Senegali |
| Português | Senegal |
| Français | Sénégal |
| Deutsch | Senegal |
| Italiano | Senegal |
| Ελληνικά | Σενεγάλη Senegáli |
| Română | Senegal |
| Русский | Сенега́л Senegál |
| Tiếng Việt | Xê-nê-gan |
| العربية | السِّنْغَال as-sinḡāl |
| עברית | סנגל senegal |
Talk about this word "Senegal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/senegal. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Senegal. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/senegal "Senegal." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/senegal.Cite this
@misc{senegal_2026,
title = {Senegal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/senegal},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
