In Swahili (the lingua franca of East Africa): someone who wanders without purpose / someone constantly on the move. It came to be applied to all white people in East Africa, as most were encountered [..]

A Swahili word meaning a white person.

The Swahili word, ‘mzungu’ or ‘muzungu’ (sounds like “muh-zun-gooo”) is generally taken to mean ‘white man’, although it does apply to women as well. It can also mean some sort of ‘boss’, whether you [..]

Muzungu is a word from the languages of Kinyarwanda and Kirundi meaning "white person" (pl. 'bazungu'). It is closely related to the Kiswahili word 'mzungu&am [..]

Mzungu--- swahili word for white person, but not restricted to men only. Also used for European, caucasian women. The word is commonly used by locals and not in a negative way (ie: it is viewed as com [..]

an African swahili word that means a white person, also used to describe white, caucasian women. Mzungu is seen as something favourable.

Any disgusting whitish substance that gradually accretes at an office as a consequence of an unhygienic person working there for way too long.