Guérewol

proper noun

An annual courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people of Niger, in which elaborately dressed and painted young men gather in lines to dance and sing, vying for the attentions of marriageable young women.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Gerewol · alternative Guerewol

  1. An annual courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people of Niger, in which elaborately dressed and painted young men gather in lines to dance and sing, vying for the attentions of marriageable young women.
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Guérewol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gu%C3%A9rewol

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“Guérewol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gu%C3%A9rewol. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guérewol,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gu%C3%A9rewol.

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