mzungu

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mzungu

/(ə)mˈzʊnɡuː/ UK

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Borrowed from Swahili mzungu, from Common Bantu *mʊ̀díʊ́ngʊ̀.

noun mzungus · wazungu · muzungu · umuzungu

Africa, East A white person. I have given my daughter to an mzungu, and he says he will make her like the wives of the white men.
Similar: umlungu, abelungu, ang moh, Angrez, balanda, béké, bule, cac, Caucasian, cornstarch crusader, cracker, cumskin

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noun mzungu

Kiswahili	mzungu
Français	mzoungou

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

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

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@misc{mzungu_2026,
  title = {mzungu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mzungu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}