Hun
noun /hʌn/
/hʌn/
- a member of an aggressive nomadic people from Central Asia who invaded Europe in the 4th and 5th centuries
- (taboo, offensive) (plural Huns or the Hun)an offensive word for a German person, used especially during the First and Second World Wars
Word OriginOld English Hūne, Hūnas (plural), from late Latin Hunni, from Greek Hounnoi, of Middle Iranian origin.