Tutsi (noun)

1. A member of a Bantu ethnic group of Rwanda and Burundi, traditionally characterized by a higher social status and traditionally associated with cattle-herding and farming.
2. A member of the Tutsi ethnic group, a Bantu-speaking ethnic group that primarily lives in Rwanda and Burundi.

Origin:

From the hutu language, where the word is used to refer to a person of a certain social or economic class or status.

Examples:

1. The Tutsi were targeted in the Rwandan genocide.
2. The Tutsi people are a minority group in Rwanda.
3. The Tutsi were traditionally wealthier and held more political power than the Hutu.
4. The Tutsi and the Hutu have a long history of conflict and tension.
5. The Tutsi were considered to be of a higher social class than the Hutu.