mzungu wa tatu
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “white person of three”, because of its value in certain card games.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
mzungu wa tatu (m-wa class, plural wazungu wa tatu)
- (card games) jack
- Synonym: ghulamu
See also edit
| Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text) | ||||||
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| nane | tisa | kumi | ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu | malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi | mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha | jokari |