Mzungu

//(ə)mˈzʊnɡuː//

Synonyms for "mzungu" (18 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Strong matches (5)

Related words (9)

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derived

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Translations

8 translations across 8 languages.

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Amharic

1 entries
  • ፈረንጅ noun (mzungu)

Chichewa

1 entries
  • mzungu noun (mzungu)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 鬼佬 noun (mzungu)

Dhuwal

1 entries
  • balanda noun (mzungu)

French

1 entries
  • mzoungou noun (mzungu)

Mwani

1 entries
  • nzungu noun (mzungu)

Swahili

1 entries
  • mzungu noun (mzungu)

Zulu

1 entries
  • umlungu noun (mzungu)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

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

Source: wiktionary

suspicion about an mzungu wanting a copy of the country's constitution

Source: wiktionary

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.