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| Kaffir [ káffər ] (plural Kaffirs) or Kafir [ káffər ] (plural Kafirs) |
noun |
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| Definition: |
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1. South Africa a highly offensive term for a black African person
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taboo
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2. Kaffir (plural Kaffirs or Kuffar [ kúffər ]) or kaffir (plural kaffirs or kuffar) or kafir (plural kafirs) an offensive term for somebody who is not a Muslim
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slang
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3. language
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dated
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Same as Xhosa (sense 2)
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| [Mid-16th century. < Arabic kāfir 'unbeliever, infidel'] |
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  Kaffir adjective |
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