"muti" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmuːti/ [UK] Forms: mutis [plural]
Rhymes: -uːti Etymology: From Zulu umuthi (“shrub, tree, medicine”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zu|umuthi|t=shrub, tree, medicine}} Zulu umuthi (“shrub, tree, medicine”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} muti (countable and uncountable, plural mutis)
  1. (South Africa) Traditional African medicine. Tags: South-Africa, countable, uncountable Derived forms: muti murder, muti man, muti woman

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Alternative forms

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