kutu

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noun

A body louse.

OriginMāori kutu →
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Meanings

kutu1

nounkutu (plural kutus)

plural kutus

  1. New ZealandA body louse.

    'Yes,' Kuikui continued, 'all the cow shit from the milking, and we don't want Blondie's kutus floating in our water.'

    2014, Witi Ihimaera, Maori Boy: A Memoir of Childhood

Kutu2

proper noun
  1. a Bantu language of Tanzania

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
body louse

Origin

  1. Māorikutu
  2. Māorikutu
  3. Englishkutu

Borrowed from Māori kutu.

More words from Māori

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tuku
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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