"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. (offensive, ethnic slur) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur Synonyms: kaffir

Inflected forms

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