mzungu wa tatu

Swahili

Etymology

Literally, “white person of three”, because of its value in certain card games.

Pronunciation

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Noun

mzungu wa tatu class I (plural wazungu wa tatu class II)

  1. (card games) jack
    Synonym: ghulamu

See also

Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text)
ree, rea, rei mbili tatu nne tano sita saba
nane tisa kumi ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha jokari
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