rungu

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noun

A wooden throwing club or baton used in certain East African tribal cultures.

OriginSwahili rungu →
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Meanings

rungu1

nounrungu (plural rungus)

plural rungus

  1. A wooden throwing club or baton used in certain East African tribal cultures.

Rungu2

nounRungu (plural Rungu)
  1. A member of an ethnic people of Borneo.
  2. A member of an ethnic people of Tanzania.
proper noun
  1. The language of the Rungu from Borneo.
  2. The language of the Rungu from Tanzania.

Origin

  1. Swahilirungu
  2. Englishrungu

Borrowed from Swahili rungu.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unrug
Cite this entry
APA

rungu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rungu

MLA

“rungu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rungu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rungu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rungu.

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