mzee
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 4
/(ə)mˈzeɪ/
(UK)
Definition of mzee
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(Africa, East)An elder (old person).
“...every President since Teddy Roosevelt saw Africa in the faces of her mzees, in their English suits or tribal robes...”
“It is difficult to be both and the older mzees resent the irregularity of the position.”
“...we arranged an impromptu interview with this reluctant and less than candid local mzee, who lived near the Tsavo boundary.”
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Etymology
Etymology tree Swahili -zee Swahili mzeebor. English mzee Borrowed from Swahili mzee, from -zee (“old”).
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