Basotho

noun Ba·so·tho \bä-ˈsō-ˌtō, -ˈsü-ˌtü\

plural Basotho also Basothos

Definition of BASOTHO

: a Bantu-speaking people of Lesotho; also : a member of this people

Sotho, plural of Mosotho Basotho person, from mo-, class prefix + -sotho, perhaps alteration of motho human being

First Known Use: 1895

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