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

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

The film is also Diop’s first narrative film, taking the court case of Fabienne Kabou, a Senegalese French woman who was ultimately convicted of murder for drowning her child, as inspiration. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Villa agreed to sign the Senegalese centre-back last summer for €5m, with the player remaining in Austria for one more season. — Sam Joseph, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The book is a semi-autobiographical story from a Senegalese author, written as a letter from the main character, Ramatoulaye, to her best friend, following the death of the narrator’s husband. — Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 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