Watusi

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English

Noun

Watusi (plural Watusis or Watusi)

  1. A member of a Bantu-speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi; the Tutsi.
  2. A cow of a modern American breed.
    • 1995, Marleen Felius, Cattle Breeds: An Encyclopedia, page 759:
      Watusis are recommended for crossing (with Longhorns) to obtain good roping cattle for the rodeo.
    • 2023 August 31, “US driver pulled over with huge African bull riding shotgun in car”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
      Converted vehicle stopped in Nebraska with gigantic-horned Watusi bovine called Howdy Doody as passenger[.]
  3. Alternative form of watusi (1960s dance)

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