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kaffirenUK
Kaf·fir also kaf·fir (kăf′ər)n. pl. Kaffir or Kaf·firs Offensive 1. A Xhosa.2. Used especially in southern Africa as a disparaging term for a black person.
[Arabic kāfir, infidel (applied to the non-Muslim peoples of southern Africa originally by Muslim merchants and slave-traders operating in the region before the arrival of Europeans); see giaour.]Usage Note: Because Kaffir is an offensive, disparaging term, many fruits and vegetables whose name traditionally included the word kaffir have been renamed, such as makrut lime for kaffir lime and durra for kaffir corn.Kaffir (ˈkæfə) or Kafirn, pl -firs or -fir1. taboo (in southern Africa) any Black African2. (Islam) offensive (among Muslims) a non-Muslim or infidel[C19: from Arabic kāfir infidel, from kafara to deny, refuse to believe]Usage: In South Africa the use of this word is nowadays completely taboo, and is indeed actionable in the courts. It is also advisable not to use the word in any of the compounds to which it gave riseKaf•fir (ˈkæf ər, ˈkɑ fər)
n., pl. -firs, (esp. collectively) -fir. usage: Definition 1 is a slur and should be avoided. It is used with disparaging intent and is perceived as highly insulting. It was usually a neutral term in earlier times, but its degree of offensiveness has increased markedly in recent years.—n. 1. Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. (a contemptuous term used in South Africa to refer to a black person.) 2. (l.c.) kafir (defs. 2, 3). 3. Archaic. Xhosa. [1780–90; < Arabic kāfir infidel]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  kaffir - important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leavesgreat millet, kaffir corn, kafir corn, Sorghum bicolorsorghum - economically important Old World tropical cereal grass | | 2. | kaffir - an offensive and insulting term for any Black Africancaffer, caffre, kafirderogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or somethingRepublic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers)Black African - an African who is Black |
TranslationsKaffirenUK
kaffir or kaffir corn: see sorghumsorghum,
tall, coarse annual (Sorghum bicolor) of the family Poaceae (grass family), somewhat similar in appearance to corn (but having the grain in a panicle rather than an ear) and used for much the same purposes.
..... Click the link for more information. .Kaffir (from Arabic kafir, “infidel,” “unbeliever”—that is, not a Muslim), a name used in the past (until the late 19thcentury) by neighboring Muslim peoples for the population ofNuristan (formerly Kafiristan), a high-mountain region ofnortheastern Afghanistan. Kaffir, Kafir1. a former name for the Xhosa language 2. Offensive (among Muslims) a non-Muslim or infidel FinancialSeeKaffirskaffirenUK
Related to kaffir: kaffir limeSynonyms for kaffirnoun important for human and animal foodSynonyms- great millet
- kaffir corn
- kafir corn
- Sorghum bicolor
Related Wordsnoun an offensive and insulting term for any Black AfricanSynonymsRelated Words- derogation
- disparagement
- depreciation
- Republic of South Africa
- South Africa
- Black African
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