Hutu

noun

Hu·​tu ˈhü-(ˌ)tü 

plural Hutu or Hutus

: a member of a Bantu-speaking people of Rwanda and Burundi

Examples of Hutu in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Richard is implied to be Hutu, though his family are never suggested to have participated in or supported the massacres. — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 19 May 2026

The ethnic Hutu business tycoon was indicted on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity for allegedly arming Hutu militias that massacred more than 800,000 mostly ethnic Tutsis in 1994. — Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, 16 May 2026

The genocide was triggered on April 6, 1994, when a plane carrying President Juvénal Habyarimana was shot down and crashed in the capital, Kigali, killing the leader who, like the majority of Rwandans, was an ethnic Hutu. — Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2026

One study by sociologists examined what motivated members of the majority Hutu population to risk their own lives to help members of the Tutsi population during the 1984 genocide in Rwanda. — Catherine A. Sanderson, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026

This group seized large swaths of territory in the region in 2021, pledging to eradicate the remains of Hutu militia that took refuge in this part of Congo soon after the genocide. — Théodore De Kerros, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2025

Fearing reprisal after Tutsi rebels overthrew the genocidal government, ethnic Hutu extremists implicated in the slaughter fled to Congo, along with millions of Hutu civilians. — Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Kinyarwanda & Kirundi (Bantu languages of East Africa)

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Hutu

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou