Ouagadougou

English

Etymology

From French Ouagadougou, from a local name such as Moore Waogdgo and Farefare Wɔgdɔgɔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uːɡu

Proper noun

Ouagadougou

  1. The capital city of Burkina Faso.
    • 2010, Helon Habila, Oil on Water, AudioGO (2011), page 250:
      Perhaps he was there right now, in Ouagadougou, taking a last detour to revisit friends before passing on to eternity, wherever that is.

Translations

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Ouagadougou

  1. Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaɡaduɡu]

Proper noun

Ouagadougou n (indeclinable, related adjective ouagadougouský or ouagadougský)

  1. Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)

Further reading

French

Alternative forms

  • Ouaga (clipping)

Etymology

From a local name such as Moore Waogdgo and Farefare Wɔgdɔgɔ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wa.ɡa.du.ɡu/

Proper noun

Ouagadougou m

  1. Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)

Descendants

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Ouagadougou f

  1. Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈuaɡaduɡu]

Proper noun

Ouagadougou n

  1. Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)

References

  • Ouagadougou”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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