"Hutu" meaning in English

See Hutu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Hutus [plural], Hutu [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Rwanda-Rundi Umuhutubor. English Hutu Borrowed from Rwanda-Rundi Umuhutu. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|rw:Umuhutu|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Rwanda-Rundi Umuhutubor. English Hutu Borrowed from Rwanda-Rundi Umuhutu. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Hutu (plural Hutus or Hutu)
  1. A member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi. Wikidata QID: Q192647 Derived forms: Hutuness Coordinate_terms: Tutsi

Inflected forms

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