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