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muzungu

muzungu is the alternative spelling of mzungu.

Meaning of mzungu

Noun

mzungu (plural mzungus or wazungu)

  1. (Africa, East) A white person.
    • I have given my daughter to an mzungu, and he says he will make her like the wives of the white men.1888, Joseph Thomson, E. Harris-Smith, Ulu: an African romance: Volume 1

Forms of muzungu

pluralmuzungus
pluralwazungu

Questions about muzungu

What is muzungu the alternative spelling of?
Muzungu is the alternative spelling of mzungu.

Words near muzungu in the dictionary

  1. Muzquizes
  2. muzrat
  3. muzrats
  4. muzuna
  5. muzunas
  6. muzungu
  7. muzungus
  8. Muzyka
  9. Muzykas
  10. muzz
  11. muzzed

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