"kaffer" meaning in Afrikaans

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkafər/ Forms: kaffers [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch kaffer, from Portuguese cafre, from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|kaffer}} Dutch kaffer, {{der|af|pt|cafre}} Portuguese cafre, {{der|af|ar|كَافِر||infidel}} Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”) Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|kaffers|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} kaffer (plural kaffers), {{af-noun|kaffers}} kaffer (plural kaffers)
  1. (historical, obsolete) A Bantu person (as distinct from a Bushman) Tags: historical, obsolete Synonyms: Bantoe
    Sense id: en-kaffer-af-noun-sS2VQziz Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 2 1 3 11 25 1 30 12
  2. (now offensive, ethnic slur) A black person, especially a Bantu. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur
    Sense id: en-kaffer-af-noun-xJRjSgIS Categories (other): Afrikaans ethnic slurs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Kaffer, kaffir

Inflected forms

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