fuko

• IPA^(key): /ˈfu.ko/

fuko class 5 (plural mafuko class 6)

1. nation, tribe (group of people)

This word can, in rare circumstances or for the sake of political rhetoric, be used in Malawi to refer to a nation-state, especially when speaking of certain things associated with the nation, like the national anthem. Otherwise, it refers to what is sometimes called a tribe, as in "the Chewa nation".

fuko (accusative singular fukon, plural fukoj, accusative plural fukojn)

1. jetsam
2. wrack

fuko (ma class, plural mafuko)

1. Augmentative of mfuko: big bag; saddlebag
2. hole
3. mole rat
4. golden mole