muti

/ (ˈmʊtɪ) /

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noun

Southern African informal medicine, esp herbal medicine

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Word Origin for muti

from Zulu umuthi tree, medicine

Words nearby muti

mute, muted, mutein, mute swan, mutha, muti, muticous, mutilate, mutineer, mutinous, mutinously

British Dictionary definitions for muti (2 of 2)

Muti

/ (ˈmʊtɪ) /

noun

Riccardo (rɪˈkɑːdəʊ). born 1941, Italian conductor: musical director of Philharmonia Orchestra, London (1979–82), Philadelphia Orchestra (1980–92), and La Scala, Milan (1986–2005)

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How to use muti in a sentence

I am sorry I did not see the Sordi e Muti, which is admirably conducted, and where the pupils by all accounts perform wonders.
The Greville Memoirs|Charles C. F. Greville
Then small portions of the muti were to be thoroughly rubbed in until the pains departed.
Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil
The 'muti' of the white man cures all ills of the body, even when it numbers the years as the leaves of the trees.
Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil
With impressive solemnity we returned and presented the muti to the queen.
Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil

Now I was very curious about the "muti" of the witch-doctor.
Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil