| 释义 |
kaf·fir
noun
or kaf·ir \ˈkafə(r)\
Etymology: Arabic kāfir infidel
1. also caf·fer or caf·fre \“\plural kaffir or kaffirs or kafir or kafirs
a. usually capitalized : a member of a group of southern African Bantu-speaking peoples of Ngoni stock
b. sometimes capitalized : a South African of negroid ancestry — usually used disparagingly
2. also caffer or caffre -s sometimes capitalized : one who is not a Muslim — usually used disparagingly
3. -s usually capitalized : xhosa — often used disparagingly
4. -s usually capitalized : a South African stock (as a land or mining share) traded on the London stock exchange — usually used in plural
5. usually kafir or kafir corn -s sometimes capitalized K : any of various grain sorghums that have stout short-jointed somewhat juicy stalks and erect heads |