Mzungu

//(ə)mˈzʊnɡuː// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A white person. Africa, East

    "I have given my daughter to an mzungu, and he says he will make her like the wives of the white men."

Synonyms

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caucasiancolonizercrackerhonkyice monkeyivory

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"I have given my daughter to an mzungu, and he says he will make her like the wives of the white men."

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili mzungu.

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mzungu time

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