susu

[ soo-soo ]

noun

1. an institutionalized kinship group among the Dobuans, composed of a woman, her brother, and the woman's children.

susu

¹

/ ˈsuːsuː /

noun

1. a variant form of sou-sou

Susu

²

/ ˈsuːsuː /

noun

1. -su-sus a member of a Negroid people of W Africa, living chiefly in Guinea, the Sudan, and Sierra Leone
2. the language of this people, belonging to the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo family

Word History and Origins

Origin of susu¹

From Dobuan, dating back to 1915–20, said to mean literally, milk of the mother

Example Sentences

Lu Ke, also known as Susu, has been handed a 12-month prison sentence, which he has already served in police custody.

From BBC

The men didn’t speak French or Susu, the local language, and Diaby didn’t speak Chinese or English.

From Washington Post

Once they’ve staffed up appropriately, they’ll also be able to get back to Susu — which has been temporarily closed while T55 gets off the ground.

From Seattle Times

When Katie Pohl and Muhammad “Fai” Fairoz Rashed opened their Bothell bakery T55 Patisserie in September, they thought they would escape the perpetual lines that snaked around their Chinatown International District dessert bar Susu.

From Seattle Times

Before gracing Albert Square, Hammond portrayed Auntie Susu in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's in the early 1990s, and its subsequent spin-off, Porkpie.

From BBC