"Watusi" meaning in All languages combined

See Watusi on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Watusis [plural], Watusi [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Watusi}} Watusi (plural Watusis or Watusi)
  1. A member of a Bantu-speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi; the Tutsi.
    Sense id: en-Watusi-en-noun-7qIyoOsT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 11 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 6 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 6 22
  2. A cow of a modern American breed.
    Sense id: en-Watusi-en-noun-99XUbGr6
  3. Alternative form of watusi (“1960s dance”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: watusi (extra: 1960s dance) Derived forms: Ankole-Watusi
    Sense id: en-Watusi-en-noun-YAo2UCik

Inflected forms

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        ],
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    },
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          "ref": "1995, Marleen Felius, Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia, page 759:",
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        },
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