"kuff" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kʊf/ Forms: kuffs [plural]
Rhymes: -ʊf Etymology: Shortened form of kuffar; from the Arabic كُفَّار (kuffār), the plural form of كَافِر (kāfir). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|كُفَّار}} Arabic كُفَّار (kuffār), {{root|en|ar|ك ف ر}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} kuff (plural kuffs)
  1. (derogatory, slang) A non-Muslim. Tags: derogatory, slang

Inflected forms

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