balozi

See also: baloži

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Omani Arabic بالوز‎ (bālōz), from Arabic باليوز‎ (balyōz), from Ottoman Turkish بالیوز‎ (balyoz), بالیوس‎ (balyos, “title of the Venetian ambassador to the Sublime Porte; title of any European envoy”), from Venetian bailo (“title of a Venetian ambassador”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

balozi (ma class, plural mabalozi)

ambassador

Derived terms

ubalozi

Noun

balozi

plural of ubalozi

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