Shilluk

Shil·luk

noun \shi-ˈlük\

plural Shilluk or Shilluks

Definition of SHILLUK

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

Origin of SHILLUK

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

First Known Use: 1790

Rhymes with SHILLUK

archduke, blood fluke, caoutchouc, chibouk, Chinook, Dubuque, grand duke, Kirkuk, Mamluk, peruke, rebuke, Seljuk