Definition of Hutu in English:
Hutu
nounPlural Bahutu, Plural Hutus ˈhuːtuːˈho͞oto͞o
A member of a Bantu-speaking people forming the majority population in Rwanda and Burundi. They are traditionally a farming people, and were historically dominated by the Tutsi people; the antagonism between the peoples led in 1994 to large-scale ethnic violence, especially in Rwanda.
胡图人（操班图语的民族，是卢旺达和布隆迪的主要居民，传统上是农业人口，历史上曾被图西人统治；因民族间的敌对导致1994年大规模的种族暴力，卢旺达地区尤甚）
Example sentencesExamples
- Tensions between the Tutsis and the Hutus, the two largest ethnic groups in Rwanda, had been simmering for years.
- Tutsis and Hutus remain the two main ethnic groups.
- The Hutus and Tutsis have a longstanding history of ethnic differences, which has split not only Burundi, but extends into Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- The demarcation line between Hutus and Tutsis was then blurred, and clear ethnic categories had not developed.
- Altogether some 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus are estimated to have been killed in Rwanda's genocide.
adjectiveˈhuːtuːˈho͞oto͞o
Relating to the Hutu.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, he has convinced the area that he is the most important Hutu leader and the most credible representative of his people.
- After the defeat of the regime two million Hutu refugees fled to neighbouring countries fearing retribution.
- Officials blamed Hutu extremists from across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Burundian officials and witnesses said the Burundian rebels were accompanied by Hutu extremists based in Congo.
- And there is still one Hutu rebel group that refused to join the peace process.
Rhymes
Basotho, Lesotho, Mobutu, Sotho, tutu