Togolese

Meanings

Noun

• A person from Togo or of Togolese descent.

Adjective

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

Related

Broader meaning words

• sub-Saharan, African

Origin

• 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 (compare bordelais, Bordelese); it is not present in words formed from -o + -ese in English, e.g. Faroese or Chicagoese.