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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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