Togolese

Togolese

English Adj

Definition

Of, from, or pertaining to Togo or its people.

Etymology

From French togolais, equivalent to Togo + -ese. The -l-, also present in Congolese and its French etymon congolais, was added in French to break up the sequence of -o + -ais; it is not present in words formed from -o + -ese in English, e.g. Faroese or Chicagoese.