Ouagadougou
English
Etymology
From French Ouagadougou, from a local name such as Moore Waogdgo and Farefare Wɔgdɔgɔ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/
Audio (General American): (file) Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -uːɡu
Proper noun
Ouagadougou
- The capital city of Burkina Faso.
- 2010, Helon Habila, Oil on Water, AudioGO (2011), page 250:
- Perhaps he was there right now, in Ouagadougou, taking a last detour to revisit friends before passing on to eternity, wherever that is.
Translations
capital of Burkina Faso
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Afrikaans
Proper noun
Ouagadougou
- Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvaɡaduɡu]
Proper noun
Ouagadougou n (indeclinable, relational adjective ouagadougouský or ouagadougský)
- Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)
Further reading
- “Ouagadougou”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
French
Alternative forms
- Ouaga (clipping)
Etymology
From a local name such as Moore Waogdgo and Farefare Wɔgdɔgɔ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wa.ɡa.du.ɡu/
Proper noun
Ouagadougou m
- Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)
Descendants
- → English: Ouagadougou
- → Afrikaans: Ouagadougou
- → Czech: Ouagadougou
- → Portuguese: Ouagadougou
- → Slovak: Ouagadougou
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Ouagadougou f
- Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈuaɡaduɡu]
Proper noun
Ouagadougou n
- Ouagadougou (the capital city of Burkina Faso)
References
- “Ouagadougou”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025