English

Alternative forms

• Wollof, Woloff
• Jolof, Jollof, Djolof
• Ouolof, Olof
• Volof

Proper noun

Wolof

1. A West African people, mostly in Senegal.
2. The language of the Senegalese (ISO: wo & wol) and Gambian (ISO: wof) Wolof.
3. (historical) The former realm of the Wolof, maintained from the 14th to the 19th centuries.

Usage notes

The spelling Wolof is the most common in reference to the people and their language, but the variant spellings "Jolof" and "Jollof" are more common when used in reference to their former polity ("Jolof Empire" or "Kingdom") and a native rice dish ("jollof rice"), respectively.

Translations

Noun

Wolof ‎(plural Wolofs or Wolof)

1. An individual member of the Wolof people.

References

1. 1 2 "Wolof, n. and adj." in the Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1986.

French

Alternative forms

• ouolof adj noun

Adjective

wolof m ‎(feminine singular wolofe, masculine plural wolofs, feminine plural wolofes)

1. Wolof

Noun

wolof f ‎(uncountable)

1. Wolof (language)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• wolofe (rare)

Noun

wolof m (plural wolof or wolofs or wolofes (uncommon))

1. (uncountable) Wolof (a Niger-Congo language spoken in Senegal and the Gambia)
2. a member of the Wolof people

Adjective

wolof m f ‎(plural wolof or wolofs)

1. relating to the Wolof people

Spanish

Adjective

wolof m, f ‎(plural wolofs)

1. Wolof (relating to the Wolof people)

Noun

wolof m ‎(uncountable)

1. Wolof (a Niger-Congo language spoken in Senegal and the Gambia)

wolof m, f ‎(plural wolofs)

1. a member of the Wolof people