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Meaning of mzungu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
(ə)mˈzʊnɡuː

Definitions

A white person.

Africa, East

Equivalents

Français mzoungou mzungu
Kiswahili mzungu
IsiZulu umlungu

Examples

“I have given my daughter to an mzungu, and he says he will make her like the wives of the white men.”
“suspicion about an mzungu wanting a copy of the country's constitution”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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