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muntu

muntu is the alternative form of munt.

Meaning of munt

Noun (1)

munt (plural munts)

  1. (Rhodesia, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A black person, usually a man.
    • My Dad has taught me that in England some foolish man may call me sambo, darkie, boot or munt or nigger, even.1964 [1957], Colin MacInnes, City of Spades, London: Penguin Books, page 22

Noun (2)

munt (plural munts)

  1. (slang) mangina

Noun (3)

munt (plural munts)

  1. (New Zealand, slang) Something or someone dumb or annoying.

See all 6 meanings of munt

Forms of muntu

pluralmuntus

Questions about muntu

What is muntu the alternative form of?
Muntu is the alternative form of munt.

Words near muntu in the dictionary

  1. muntri
  2. muntrie
  3. muntries
  4. muntris
  5. munts
  6. muntu
  7. muntus
  8. Muntz
  9. Muntz metal
  10. Muntzes
  11. Muntzing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: muntu (page history and authors); munt (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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