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Basotho

noun Ba·so·tho \ bä-ˈsō-ˌtō , -ˈsü-ˌtü \

Definition of Basotho

plural Basotho also Basothos
: a Bantu-speaking people of Lesotho; also : a member of this people

Origin and Etymology of basotho

Sotho, plural of Mosotho Basotho person, from mo-, class prefix + -sotho, perhaps alteration of motho human being

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