toubab

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A white person. Africa,Central,West
    — Jean-Baptiste was my only real white friend in the trench. He was the only Toubab who came to console me after the death of Mademba Diop.

词形变化

toubabs plural

词源

The most likely earliest derivation is from the Wolof word for Europe, "Tougal". In the same way that Wolof means the people of Jollof, Toubab means the people of Tougal.
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