Burkinabe

/ˌbɜɹkinəˈbeɪ/

Burkinabe

English Noun

Definition

A person from Burkina Faso or of Burkinabe descent.

Etymology

From French burkinabé, from Moore burkĩna (“honest”) + Fula -ɓe (plural ending for a people noun), coined by Burkinabe revolutionary Thomas Sankara.