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Kaffir
Kaffir [ káffər ] (plural Kaffirs) or Kafir [ káffər ] (plural Kafirs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. South Africa a highly offensive term for a black African person ( taboo )

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 ( slang )

3. language  ( dated )
Same as  Xhosa (sense 2)

[Mid-16th century. < Arabic kāfir 'unbeliever, infidel']

Kaffir adjective
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