Àllu Kaañ (Allou Kagne) forest located 60 km northeast of Dakar
anango loose-fitting cotton top
àttaaya tea prepared according to the Moorish tradition
bàkk singing and dancing performed by wrestlers for the purpose of self-glorification
Baobab-of-the-Initiates a special tree under which the newly circumcised boys/young men gather
bogolan fabric originating from Mali
boroom saret cart driver
bunukabu home-brewed beer from the south of Senegal
caaya baggy pants
ceddo a pagan
cere baasi millet couscous with peanut sauce
Cheytan name derived from Arabic for the devil or Satan
daxin rice with mutton tripes in peanut sauce
daara Koranic school
ditax a fruit
fonde millet porridge with milk
Gaynde Njaay, mbarawàcc! Go for it, Lion!
God’s-bits-of-wood a deprecating way of referring to people in order to keep away bad luck
Gueule-Tapée a popular district in the city of Dakar
Gouye-Ndiouli (also Guy Njulli) a special tree under which the newly circumcised boys/young men gather
HLM moderately priced, government subsidized housing, and the name of many popular districts in Senegal
jujube a wild berry
kacuupa dish originating from the Cape Verde Islands—a kind of French bouillabaisse
kàdd a tree, Acacia albida
kel extremely hard wood from the eponymous tree
kenkelibaa herbal tea
laax millet porridge with soured milk
layu a small dish made out of wicker and twine
màdd a wild fruit
mafé rice with peanut sauce
Man ràkkaaju naa! Waaw, man ràkkaaju naa! I am on tenterhooks, I am so excited, I can’t wait!
mbapat nighttime wrestling match for amateurs
mbëggeel love
mbuum couscous prepared with leaves from the eponymous tree
Moom sa réew this is my country
Naeamia be Dakwa a Sudanese dish
ndënd a big drum
ñeleŋ Senegalese dish made from millet
Plateau district in the city center of Dakar
sabadoor caftan, boubou
salamalecs customary greetings in Senegal
Serer second-largest ethnic group in Senegal
tàkkusaan Muslim prayer at the end of the afternoon, around 5pm
talibé little beggar boy
tangana cheap restaurant
tengaade conical straw hat
timis Muslim prayer at the end of the day, around 7:00 p.m.
tisbaar midafternoon Muslim prayer, around 2:00 p.m.
Toubab white person, European
tulukuna very bitter medicinal potion
turki shirt split at the sides
xeesal intentional depigmentation of the skin in order to lighten it and make it look white