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Word: Kaffir
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century (in Kaffir (sense 2)): from Arabic kāfir ‘infidel’, from kafara ‘not believe’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkafə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an insulting term for a black African.
Short Definition:insulting term for black African
Definition:
an insulting term used by some Muslims for non-Muslims.
Short Definition:insulting term for non-Muslim
Definition:
a member of a people of the Hindu Kush mountains of north-eastern Afghanistan, who did not convert to Islam until the 19th century.
Short Definition:member of people of NE Afghanistan
