How to pronounce Café Touba

Café Touba is written kafe Tuubaa where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /kafe tuːbaː/. In plain English letters that is ka-FAY TOO-bah, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Café Touba?

Café Touba is a drink of Senegal. Where it comes from: Diourbel (Touba). People usually eat it for breakfast. Its main ingredients are vegetables. It tastes spicy.

Where Café Touba comes from

Café Touba is one of 13 signature dishes of Senegal on this map.

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Food of Senegal

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