Cameroon

soir

Meaning

the afternoon

Elsewhere

après-midi

Explanation

Standard French keeps soir for the evening. In much of West and Central Africa it starts after lunch, so three o'clock is already le soir.

Example

Passe me voir le soir, vers quinze heures.

Come round in the afternoon, around three.

Origin

Origin uncertain.

Where

CameroonSenegalCôte d’IvoireBurkina FasoTogoBeninNiger

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