Tutsi
[ toot-see ]
/ ˈtut si /
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noun, plural Tut·sis, (especially collectively) Tut·si.
a member of a very tall, slender, cattle-raising people of Rwanda and Burundi.
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Also called Watusi, Watutsi.
Words nearby Tutsi
tutoress, tutorial, tutorial system, tutoyer, tutsan, Tutsi, tutti, tutti-frutti, tutto, tut-tut, tutty
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Tutsi
/ (ˈtuːtsɪ) /
noun plural -si or -sis
a member of a people of Rwanda and Burundi, probably a Nilotic people
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