Hutu

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UK/ˈhuːtuː/US/ˈhutu/

noun

A member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi.

OriginRwanda-Rundi Umuhutu →
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Meanings

nounHutu (plural Hutus or Hutu)

plural Hutus

  1. 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.

    2026 September 21, Matt Spivey, Daniel Sandford, “First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2026
adjectiveHutu (comparative more Hutu, superlative most Hutu)

comparative more Hutu · superlative most Hutu

  1. Pertaining to the Hutu ethnic group.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
abahutubahutu

Origin

  1. Rwanda-RundiUmuhutu
  2. Rwanda-RundiUmuhutu
  3. EnglishHutu

Borrowed from Rwanda-Rundi Umuhutu.

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Translations

French Hutu
  • Hutuethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi
Cite this entry
APA

Hutu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hutu

MLA

“Hutu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hutu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hutu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hutu.

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