Meanings
proper noun
- A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
- A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.
Origin
- Persianزَنگ“Land of the Blacks”
- Arabicزنجي“Zanj, Negro”
- EnglishSenegal
Probably from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga (possibly from Arabic زنجي (“Zanj, Negro”), from Persian زَنگ (“Land of the Blacks”) Etymology 3. Or a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language.
More words from Arabic, Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic السِّنْغَال
- السِّنْغَال (as-sinḡāl)Republic of Senegal
Bengali সেনেগাল
- সেনেগাল (śenegal)Republic of Senegal
Bulgarian Сенега́л
- Сенега́л (Senegál)Republic of Senegal
Catalan Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Chinese Cantonese 塞內加爾 /塞内加尔
- 塞內加爾 /塞内加尔 (coi³ noi⁶ gaa¹ ji⁵)Republic of Senegal
Chinese Mandarin 塞內加爾 /塞内加尔
- 塞內加爾 /塞内加尔 (Sàinèijiā'ěr)Republic of Senegal
Czech Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Danish Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Dutch Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Esperanto Senegalo, Senegalio
- SenegaloRepublic of Senegal
- SenegalioRepublic of Senegal
Estonian Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Finnish Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
French Sénégal
- SénégalRepublic of Senegal
German Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Greek Σενεγάλη
- Σενεγάλη (Senegáli)Republic of Senegal
Hebrew סנגל
- סנגל (senegal)Republic of Senegal
Hindi सेनेगल
- सेनेगल (senegal)Republic of Senegal
Hungarian Szenegál
- SzenegálRepublic of Senegal
Indonesian Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Irish An tSeineagáil
- An tSeineagáilRepublic of Senegal
Italian Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Japanese セネガル
- セネガル (Senegaru)Republic of Senegal
Korean 세네갈
- 세네갈 (Senegal)Republic of Senegal
Latvian Senegāla
- SenegālaRepublic of Senegal
Lithuanian Senegalas
- SenegalasRepublic of Senegal
Māori Henekara
- HenekaraRepublic of Senegal
Norwegian Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Persian سنگال
- سنگال (senegâl)Republic of Senegal
Polish Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Portuguese Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Romanian Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Russian Сенега́л
- Сенега́л (Senegál)Republic of Senegal
Slovak Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Spanish Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Swahili Senegali
- SenegaliRepublic of Senegal
Swedish Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Tagalog Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Thai เซเนกัล
- เซเนกัล (see-nee-gâl)Republic of Senegal
Turkish Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Ukrainian Сенега́л
- Сенега́л (Senehál)Republic of Senegal
Urdu سینیگال
- سینیگال (senegal)Republic of Senegal
Vietnamese Xê-nê-gan
- Xê-nê-ganRepublic of Senegal
Welsh Senegal
- SenegalRepublic of Senegal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Senegal
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All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
Senegal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Senegal
MLA
“Senegal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Senegal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Senegal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Senegal.
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