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Togolese

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person from Togo or of Togolese descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to the African country of Togo or its people

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Togolese capital

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a native or inhabitant of Togo

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: African

History

Etymology

From French togolais, equivalent to Togo + -ese. The -l-, also present in Congolese and its French etymon congolais, was added in French to break up the sequence of -o + -ais; it is not present in words formed from -o + -ese in English, e.g. Faroese or Chicagoese.

Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Togolees — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Afrikaans: Togos — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Asturian: togolés — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Catalan: togolès — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Czech: tožský — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Dutch: Togolees — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • French: togolais — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • French: togolaise — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Galician: togolés — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • German: togoisch — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • German: togolesisch — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Hungarian: togói — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Italian: togolese — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Macedonian: тогоански (togoanski) — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Norwegian Bokmål: togolesisk — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: togolesisk — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Polish: togijski — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Portuguese: togolês — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Romanian: togolez — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Russian: тоголе́зский (togolézskij) — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Spanish: togolés — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Swahili: Kitogo — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Tagalog: Togoles — Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people
  • Afrikaans: Togolees — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Afrikaans: Togoër — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Asturian: togolés — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Asturian: togolesa — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Catalan: togolès — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Czech: Tožan — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Danish: togoleser — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Dutch: Togolees — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Dutch: Togolese — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Esperanto: togolandano — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Esperanto: togolandanino — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • French: Togolais — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • French: Togolaise — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Galician: togolés — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • German: Togoer — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • German: Togoerin — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • German: Togolese — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • German: Togolesin — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Hungarian: togói — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Italian: togolese — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Macedonian: Тогоанец (Togoanec) — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Macedonian: Тогоанка (Togoanka) — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Norwegian Bokmål: togoleser — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: togolesar — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Polish: Togijczyk — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Polish: Togijka — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Portuguese: togolês — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Romanian: togolez — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Romanian: togoleză — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Russian: тоголе́зец (togolézec) — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Russian: тоголе́зка (togolézka) — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Spanish: togolés — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Spanish: togolesa — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Swahili: Mtogo — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
  • Turkish: Togolu — A person from Togo or of Togolese descent
Real reading context

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