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Togolese

to·go·lese

UK/ˌtəʊ.ɡəˈliːz/ US/ˌtoʊ.ɡəˈliz/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

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of or relating to the African country of Togo or its people

  • “the Togolese capital”

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Origin

From French togolais, equivalent to Togo + -ese. The -l-, also present in Congolese and its French etymon congolais, was added in French to break up the sequence of -o + -ais; it is not present in words formed from -o + -ese in English, e.g. Faroese or Chicagoese.

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