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Tutsi

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈtʊtsi/
  • CMU ARPABET: T UW1 T S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Coordinate term: Hutu

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Watutsi, Watusi

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Bantu

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Rwanda-Rundi Umutūtsi.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 圖西人 /图西人 (túxīrén) — member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi
  • Chinese Mandarin: 圖西族 /图西族 (túxīzú) — member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi
  • French: Tutsi — member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi
  • Rwanda-Rundi: Umutūtsi — member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi