Watusi

[ wah-too-see ]

/ wɑˈtu si /

Tutsi.

Also Wa·tut·si

[wah-toot-see] /wɑˈtut si/.

Example sentences from the Web for watusi

The Watusi are the descendants of a great wave of Galla invasion that reached even to Tanganyika.

Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure |Edward Carpenter
Its inhabitants consist of Watusi herdsmen and Wanyankori agriculturists.

In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria |Henry Morton Stanley
Pumpkins and sweet potatoes are also common; and the Watusi own and tend enormous herds of cattle, goats and sheep.

Civilisation: Its Cause and Cure |Edward Carpenter
When two people of these tribes meet, the former presses his hands together, the Watusi uttering a few words in a low voice.

Great African Travellers |W.H.G. Kingston

Of course there were still some of the older generation left; Kikiyu and even a few Watusi.

This Crowded Earth |Robert Bloch

Watusi

/ (wəˈtuːzɪ) /

a member of a cattle-owning Negroid people of Rwanda and Burundi in Africa