Bairu

noun

Bai·​ru

ˈbī(ˌ)rü

plural Bairu or Bairus

: a member of the peasant segment of the population of the kingdom of Ankole in Uganda compare hera , rundi

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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