Save Type Settlement Usage French Pronounced Pron. TAWN-BOOK-TOO [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links French form of Timbuktu. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesTimbuktu(Arabic) Timbuktu(Bamileke) Timbuktu(English) Tumbutu(Koyra Chiini) Tombuctú(Spanish)