Kaffir

Kaf·fir also Kaf·ir  (kfr)

n. pl. Kaffir or Kaf·firs also Kafir or Kaf·irs

1. Offensive

a. A Xhosa.

b. often kaffir Used especially in southern Africa as a disparaging term for a Black person.

2. Kafir A Nuristani.

3. also kaffir Islam An infidel.

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[Arabic kfir, infidel; see giaour.]

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kaf·fir also kaf·ir  (kfr)

n.

A tropical African variety of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) grown in dry regions and in the Great Plains for grain and forage. Also called kaffir corn.

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[Short for kaffir corn, probably translation of Afrikaans kafferkoring : kaffer, Kaffir (from Arabic kfir; see Kaffir) + koring, corn.]

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Kaffir, Kafir [ˈkæfə]

n pl -firs, -fir

1. Offensive

a.  (in southern Africa) any Black African

b.  (as modifier) Kaffir farming

2. (Linguistics / Languages) a former name for the Xhosa language

3. (Non-Christian Religions / Islam) Offensive (among Muslims) a non-Muslim or infidel

[from Arabic kāfir infidel, from kafara to deny, refuse to believe]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kaffir - important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves great millet, kaffir corn, kafir corn, Sorghum bicolor sorghum - economically important Old World tropical cereal grass
	2.	kaffir - an offensive and insulting term for any Black African caffer, caffre, kafir derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something Republic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) Black African - an African who is Black

Translations

Kaffir [ˈkæfəʳ] N (Kaffirs or Kaffir (pl)) (offensive) → cafre mf

Kaffir

n (also pej) → Kaffer m