Dakar

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UK/dæˈkɑː(ɹ)/UK/ˈdækɑː(ɹ)/US/dɑˈkɑɚ/

proper noun

The capital city of Senegal.

OriginWolof daqaar →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Senegal.
    1. metonymicallyThe Senegalese government.

Origin

  1. Wolofdaqaar“tamarind”
  2. EnglishDakar

Uncertain. Possibly from Wolof daqaar (“tamarind”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Dakar
  • Dakarthe capital city of Senegal
Arabic دَكَار
  • دَكَار (dakār)the capital city of Senegal
Bulgarian Дака́р
  • Дака́р (Dakár)the capital city of Senegal
Chinese Mandarin 達喀爾 /达喀尔
  • 達喀爾 /达喀尔 (Dákā'ěr)the capital city of Senegal
Danish Dakar
  • Dakarthe capital city of Senegal
Dutch Dakar
  • Dakarthe capital city of Senegal
Esperanto Dakaro
  • Dakarothe capital city of Senegal
French Dakar
  • Dakarthe capital city of Senegal
German Dakar
  • Dakarthe capital city of Senegal
Greek Ντακάρ
  • Ντακάρ (Ntakár)the capital city of Senegal
Hebrew דָּקָאר, דָקָר
  • דָּקָארthe capital city of Senegal
  • דָקָר (dakar)the capital city of Senegal
Hindi डाकार
  • डाकार (ḍākār)the capital city of Senegal
Irish Dacár
  • Dacárthe capital city of Senegal
Japanese ダカール
  • ダカール (Dakāru)the capital city of Senegal
Korean 다카르
  • 다카르 (Dakareu)the capital city of Senegal
Lithuanian Dakaras
  • Dakarasthe capital city of Senegal
Persian داکار
  • داکار (dâkâr)the capital city of Senegal
Polish Dakar
  • Dakarthe capital city of Senegal
Portuguese Dacar
  • Dacarthe capital city of Senegal
Russian Дака́р
  • Дака́р (Dakár)the capital city of Senegal
Slovak Dakar
  • Dakarthe capital city of Senegal
Spanish Dakar
  • Dakarthe capital city of Senegal
Thai ดาการ์
  • ดาการ์the capital city of Senegal
Turkish Dakar
  • Dakarthe capital city of Senegal
Ukrainian Дака́р
  • Дака́р (Dakár)the capital city of Senegal
Urdu ڈاکار
  • ڈاکار (ḍākār)the capital city of Senegal
Vietnamese Đa-ca
  • Đa-cathe capital city of Senegal

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Kadar
Cite this entry
APA

Dakar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dakar

MLA

“Dakar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dakar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dakar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dakar.

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