"Wolof" meaning in English

See Wolof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈwɒlɒf/, /ˈwəʊlɒf/
Etymology: From Wolof Wolof. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|wo|Wolof}} Wolof Wolof Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wolof
  1. A West African people, mostly in Senegal. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms Categories (place): Africa Translations (people): wòlofs [masculine, plural] (Catalan), Wolofs [masculine, plural] (French), wólof [masculine] (Galician), volofai [masculine, plural] (Lithuanian), वॉलॉफ (vŏlŏph) (Marathi), wolof [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), wolof [masculine] (Romanian), wolof (Spanish), Mwolofu (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-Wolof-en-name-FquHWVws Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 44 17 27 12 Disambiguation of Africa: 100 0 0 0 Categories (other): Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 37 20 35 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 39 20 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 38 19 35 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 42 19 33 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 41 17 32 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 23 31 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 40 19 34 7 Disambiguation of 'people': 56 44 0
  2. The language traditionally spoken by those people. Categories (topical): Languages Translations (language): wolofera (Basque), wòlof [masculine] (Catalan), wolof [masculine] (French), wólof [masculine] (Galician), Volaifis [feminine] (Irish), volofų kalba [feminine] (Lithuanian), वॉलॉफ (vŏlŏph) [feminine] (Marathi), wolof [masculine] (Portuguese), wolofă [feminine] (Romanian), wolof (Spanish), Kiwolofu (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-Wolof-en-name-LPNdFtU5 Disambiguation of Languages: 27 58 14 1 Categories (other): Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 37 20 35 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 39 20 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 38 19 35 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 23 31 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 40 19 34 7 Disambiguation of 'language': 0 94 6
  3. (historical) The former realm of the Wolof, maintained from the 14th to the 19th centuries. Tags: historical Categories (place): Historical polities Synonyms: Wollof, Woloff, Jolof, Jollof, Djolof, Ouolof, Olof, Volof
    Sense id: en-Wolof-en-name-Xr4xoYWR Disambiguation of Historical polities: 36 16 47 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 40 50 3 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 19 14 62 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 21 69 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 17 23 58 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 17 68 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 37 20 35 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 39 20 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 20 72 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 38 19 35 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 27 22 45 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 38 23 31 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 40 19 34 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 19 74 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 21 25 52 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈwɒlɒf/, /ˈwəʊlɒf/ Forms: Wolofs [plural], Wolof [plural]
Etymology: From Wolof Wolof. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|wo|Wolof}} Wolof Wolof Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Wolof}} Wolof (plural Wolofs or Wolof)
  1. An individual member of the Wolof people.
    Sense id: en-Wolof-en-noun-t~IlVF7e

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wólof"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "people",
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        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "volofai"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "vŏlŏph",
      "sense": "people",
      "word": "वॉलॉफ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "people",
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        "plural"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "ro",
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "people",
      "word": "wolof"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "people",
      "word": "Mwolofu"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "wolofera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wòlof"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wolof"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wólof"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Volaifis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "volofų kalba"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "vŏlŏph",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "वॉलॉफ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wolof"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "language",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "wolofă"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "wolof"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "language",
      "word": "Kiwolofu"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Jolof Empire",
    "Jolof Kingdom",
    "Wolof language",
    "Wolof people",
    "jollof rice"
  ],
  "word": "Wolof"
}

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    "English terms derived from Wolof",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English undefined derivations",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Basque translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
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    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
    "Terms with Marathi translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
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      "name": "uder"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Wolof Wolof.",
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    {
      "form": "Wolofs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "An individual member of the Wolof people."
      ],
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          "individual",
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          "member"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɒlɒf/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwəʊlɒf/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "Wollof"
    },
    {
      "word": "Woloff"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jolof"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jollof"
    },
    {
      "word": "Djolof"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ouolof"
    },
    {
      "word": "Olof"
    },
    {
      "word": "Volof"
    }
  ],
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    "Jolof Empire",
    "Jolof Kingdom",
    "Wolof language",
    "Wolof people",
    "jollof rice"
  ],
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}

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