mzungu
/ (əmˈzʊŋɡuː) /
noun
East African a White person
Origin of mzungu
1C20: from Swahili
Words Nearby mzungu
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How to use mzungu in a sentence
mzungu [foreign] wives were still rare, and in general only those of advanced education and means could claim such a trophy.
He wanted first to hear if the big mzungu, meaning myself, had really come yet.
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile | John Hanning SpekeHe accepted the letter, and put it into his mzungu—the tin box I had given him.
The Discovery of the Source of the Nile | John Hanning Speke
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