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Afro
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Af·ro  (fr)
n. pl. Af·ros
A rounded, thick, tightly curled hair style.
adj.
African in style or origin.
[Probably short for Afro-American.]
Afro [ˈæfrəʊ]
n pl -ros
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) a hairstyle in which the hair is shaped into a wide frizzy bush.
[independent use of Afro-]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Afro - a rounded thickly curled hairdoAfro - a rounded thickly curled hairdo      
Afro hairdo
coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
Translations
Afro [ˈæfrəʊ] N (also Afro hairstyle) → peinado m afro
Afro [ˈæfrəʊ]
adj [hair, wig] → afro
n (= hairstyle) → coiffure f afro
Afro
pref → afro-
n (= hairstyle) → Afrofrisur f, → Afrolook m
Afro [ˈæfrəʊ] n (fam) → pettinatura f afro inv
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So, having pondered a combination of boycotts, embargoes, sanctions programmes, Nato and/or UN involvement, alongside the withholding of access to all dyes, straighteners, curling tongs, rollers, tinfoil, razors, scissors, afro picks, rat-tail combs and hairdressers of surrealistic and/or terroristic disposition, I now have a simpler suggestion: intervention.
The many 'dos of Samuel L Jackson by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
Flowers blossom through the sidewalk; a 100-foot-tall Afro Pick is the city's central monument and the magical Biscuit Shop--complete with a DJ--is the local gathering spot.
Soul City by Reynolds, Clarence V. / Black Issues Book Review
 
 
 
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