Togolese

adjective

To·​go·​lese ˌtō-gə-ˈlēz 

-ˈlēs

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

Togolese noun

plural Togolese

Examples of Togolese in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Alexandre Grimaldi is the eldest son of Albert and Togolese flight attendant Nicole Coste. — Staff Author, InStyle, 23 June 2026

Besides the Americans, the French, the Togolese and a dozen South African squads, teams from Kenya and Mozambique marched into Nkowankowa Stadium the first morning of the tournament. — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026

The Togolese activist began organizing as a teenager after her father was arrested and tortured, and later helped lead protests against a dictatorship that responded with arrests, exile, intimidation and internet shutdowns. — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026

Among them was Miriam, who feared torture or death if she was forced to return there, and the twenty-one-year-old Togolese woman who had also fled genital mutilation. — Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Togo + -ese entry 1, after French togolais, with -l- as transitional consonant after congolais "Congolese"

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above