Senegalese

adjective

Sen·​e·​ga·​lese ˌse-ni-gə-ˈlēz 

-ˈlēs

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Senegal or its people

Senegalese noun

plural Senegalese

Examples of Senegalese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At Wynn Revelry, Thompson cooked at the Icons Dinner and The Feast, while Mbaye participated in The Feast and, for a select group gathered in a Wynn villa, shared the Senegalese ataya tea ritual that closes the tasting menu at Dakar NOLA. — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Her family is Senegalese and her mother has been working at Darou Salam, a Senegalese restaurant in Northside, since 2015, the restaurant's owner Ndiaye told The Enquirer. — Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2026

Once in the capital, Abidjan, Pathé’O took an apprenticeship with a Senegalese designer, learning how to tailor clothing while teaching himself new techniques. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Sep. 2026

When researching and writing and working on the record, I was very much impacted by like different scenes and different countries and getting deep into things like Gambian and Senegalese music for the first time. — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Senegalese

• actuaries
• analyses
• anopheles
• antitheses
• apostrophes
• appendices
• catalyses
• distributees
• examinees
• hypotheses
• interviewees
• isosceles