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kaffir    
n. 卡非尔人;一种玉蜀黍

卡非尔人;一种玉蜀黍

kaffir
n 1: important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem
form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged
leaves [synonym: {great millet}, {kaffir}, {kafir corn},
{kaffir corn}, {Sorghum bicolor}]
2: an offensive and insulting term for any Black African [synonym:
{kaffir}, {kafir}, {caffer}, {caffre}]

Kaffir \Kaf"fir\ (k[a^]f"f[~e]r), Kafir \Ka"fir\
(k[aum]"f[~e]r), n. [Ar. k[=a]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara
to be skeptical in religious matters; -- a name given to
certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.]
1. (Ethnol.)
(a) One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen,
inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north
of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically
applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and
Natal, including the Ponda, Xosa, and Tembu; but the
Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs.
(b) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia.
[Spelt also {Caffre}.]
[1913 Webster]

2. Any Black African; -- a disparaging and offensive term
used by white South Africans. [South Africa]

Syn: kaffir, caffer, caffre.
[WordNet 1.5]

{Kaffir corn} (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet.
[1913 Webster]


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  • Kaffir (racial term) - Wikipedia
    As English kaffir and Afrikaans kaffer, the term became a pejorative slur for Bantus and other black groups, including Cape Coloureds during the Apartheid era of South African history to the point that it is regarded as hate speech under current South African law
  • ‘Kaffir’ - Oxford English Dictionary
    At the heart of the origin of Kaffir is religious disagreement The earliest evidence of its usage in English attests that it is used as a noun by Muslims as a pejorative term for a person who does not follow Islam – a use that is both considered offensive and intended to offend
  • KAFFIR Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of KAFFIR is a member of a group of southern African Bantu-speaking peoples Usage of Kaffir: Usage Guide
  • Kaffir - Wikipedia
    This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kaffir If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
  • KAFFIR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    KAFFIR definition: 1 an extremely offensive word for a Black African person 2 used by some Muslims to refer to… Learn more
  • Kaffir Lime Leaves (Makrut): Uses, Amounts, Substitutes – HappySpicyHour
    Kaffir lime leaves are the glossy, double leaves of the makrut lime tree (Citrus hystrix), used in Thai and other Southeast Asian cooking for their strong citrus aroma, which comes mostly from citronellal Many cooks now call them makrut lime leaves, because "kaffir" is a slur in South Africa
  • Kaffir Meaning and Origin: An Offensive Name for a Lime
    The most common name for the fruit and leaves in the West, Kaffir, is a derogatory term in South Africa, and it was once used by Afrikaaners as a racial slur against black Africans
  • Kaffir (racial term) explained
    The late nineteenth–early twentieth century novelist, H Rider Haggard, frequently used the term "kaffir" in his novels of dark Africa, especially those of the great white hunter, Allan Quatermain, as a then inoffensive term for black people in the region
  • kaffir - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    Noun kaffir (countable and uncountable, plural kaffirs) (countable, offensive) In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim [from 16th c ]
  • Kaffir (racial term) - Wikiwand
    Kaffir is an exonym and ethnic slur directed at Black people in South Africa and, to a lesser extent, Namibia and Zimbabwe





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