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"Toubab" , "Toubabou" or "Toubob" is a Central and West African name for a person of European descent ("whites"). Used most frequently in The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea, and Mali, and also in Ivory Coast.
Toubab (in Wolof tubaap, tubaab, also toubabe, toubabou, tuab, tubab) is a word used in West Africa, mainly in Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia and Mali, but also in Ivory Coast, for designate any person with white skin, excluding the Berber Arabo, whatever their nationality. It therefore generally refers to Europeans.
Sep 23, 2021 · Toubab: Directed by Florian Dietrich. With Farba Dieng, Niklas Kleber, Julius Nitschkoff, Burak Yigit. To prevent imminent deportation two small-time gangsters are willing to do anything.
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- 2021-09-23
Toubab is a Central and West African name for a person of European descent. Used most frequently in the Gambia, Senegal, and Mali, the term does not have derogatory connotations by itself, though it is also frequently associated with "wealthy traveler".
Dec 22, 2023 · toubab m (plural toubabs) (West Africa) white person Synonym: babtou Hypernyms: blanc, homme blanc
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun toubab. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. toubab is considered derogatory.
The reality for the Toubab here in Senegal is drastically different from the lives of most Senegalese, something always apparent by the cars foreigners drive, the food they eat, the houses they live in, and the relatively luxurious lives they lead.
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