fuko

See also: fukō

Chichewa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfu.ko/

Noun

fuko class 5 (plural mafuko class 6)

  1. nation, tribe (group of people)

Usage notes

This word can, in rare circumstances or for the sake of political rhetoric, be used in Malawi to refer to a nation-state, especially when speaking of certain things associated with the nation, like the national anthem. Otherwise, it refers to what is sometimes called a tribe, as in "the Chewa nation".

Esperanto

Noun

fuko (accusative singular fukon, plural fukoj, accusative plural fukojn)

  1. jetsam
  2. wrack

Swahili

Noun

fuko (ma class, plural mafuko)

  1. Augmentative of mfuko: big bag; saddlebag
  2. hole
  3. mole rat
  4. golden mole
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