Wa|tu|si

Wa|tu|si or Wa|tus|si «wah TOO see», noun, plural -si or -sis.

a member of a people of central Africa, originally from Ethiopia, many of the men of which are over seven feet tall. Also, Tusi, Tussi, Tutsi, Watutsi.

wa|tu|si «wah TOO see», noun, verb, -sied, -si|ing.

–n.

a dance in two-beat rhythm, marked by vigorous, jerky movements of the arms and head.

–v.i.

to dance the watusi.

╂[< Watusi]