hutu
Hutu
adjective noun OO-too Rare
Origin: from Kinyarwanda Hutu, an ethnic group of Central Africa
Usage Note
Hutu refers to the Bantu ethnic group of Rwanda and Burundi. In Italian it is invariable (does not change for gender or number): un Hutu, i Hutu. It appears primarily in historical and journalistic contexts relating to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Examples
"Il documento tratta del conflitto hutu."
Natural Translation
The document deals with the Hutu conflict.

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