"mzungu wa tatu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mzungu wa tatu.flac [Kenya] Forms: wazungu wa tatu [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “white person of three”, because of its value in certain card games. Etymology templates: {{m-g|white person of three}} “white person of three”, {{lit|white person of three}} Literally, “white person of three” Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mzungu wa tatu, {{sw-noun|wa}} mzungu wa tatu (m-wa class, plural wazungu wa tatu)
  1. (card games) jack Tags: class-1, class-2 Categories (topical): Card games Synonyms: ghulamu
    Sense id: en-mzungu_wa_tatu-sw-noun-MWERWefm Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Topics: card-games, games Related terms: ree, rea, rei, mbili, tatu, nne, tano, sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi, ghulamu, malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi, mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha, jokari

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mzungu wa tatu meaning in Swahili (2.1kB)

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