fuko

• IPA^(key): /ˈfu.ko/

fuko class 5 (plural mafuko class 6)

1. nation, tribe (group of people)

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".

Ultimately from Latin fūcus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfuko/

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• Rhymes: -uko
• Hyphenation: fu‧ko

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

1. jetsam
2. wrack

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From Proto-Bantu [Term?].

fuko class V (plural mafuko class VI)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) hole
2. mole rat
3. golden mole

fuko class V (plural mafuko class VI)

1. augmentative of mfuko: big bag; saddlebag