Shilluk

noun

Shil·​luk shi-ˈlük 

plural Shilluk or Shilluks

1

: a member of a Nilotic people of the Sudan dwelling mainly on the west bank of the White Nile

2

: the language of the Shilluk people

Word History

Etymology

probably from dialect Arabic, from Shilluk cɔlɔ, a self-designation

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1