sulu (plural sulus)
An all-purpose skirt-like garment worn by men and women in Fiji.
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Sulu (plural Sulus)
A member of a prominent Moro tribe, occupying the Sulu Archipelago.
Sulu
Their language.
• ulus
Source: Wiktionary
Su*lu", n. [Malay Suluk.]
Definition: A member of the most prominent tribe of the Moro tribes, occupying the Sulu Archipelago; also, their language.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.