hutu
French, adjective
hutu is spelled H-U-T-U (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 42,802nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hutu is a French adjective meaning “Hutu” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Hutu is a different word: “Hutu”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif aux Hutus, peuple d’Afrique centrale majoritaire au Rwanda et au Burundi”.
What does hutu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Hutu
noun
- 1
masculineHutu
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif aux Hutus, peuple d’Afrique centrale majoritaire au Rwanda et au Burundi.
noun: 1. Membre du peuple des Hutus.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hutu
- hutue feminine
- hutus masculine plural
- hutues feminine plural
- Hutus plural
- Hutue feminine
- Houtou alternative
- houtou
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to hutu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hutu in French?
hutu appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).