Dakar

//dɑˈkɑɚ// name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Senegal.

Synonyms

All synonyms
capital of senegal

Example

More examples

"Dakar is the capital of Senegal."

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from Wolof daqaar (“tamarind”).

More for "dakar"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.