"toubab" meaning in French

See toubab in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tu.bab/ Forms: toubabs [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain, possibly from Wolof tuubab, a corruption of toubib (“medic”). More at toubab. Etymology templates: {{unc|fr}} Uncertain, {{der|fr|wo|tuubab}} Wolof tuubab Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} toubab m (plural toubabs)
  1. (West Africa) white person Tags: Africa, West, masculine Synonyms: babtou Derived forms: babtou
    Sense id: en-toubab-fr-noun-h5sxWIrX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, West African French

Alternative forms

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