Hutu

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Hutu

/ˈhuːtuː/ UK
/ˈhutu/ US

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Borrowed from Rwanda-Rundi Umuhutu.

noun Hutus · Hutu

A member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi. Over the course of 100 days in 1994, an estimated 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus people were killed in Rwanda by Hutu extremists.

adjective more Hutu · most Hutu

Pertaining to the Hutu ethnic group.

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adj ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi

Français	Hutu

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"Hutu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hutu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Hutu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hutu

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"Hutu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hutu.

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@misc{hutu_2026,
  title = {Hutu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hutu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}