"kaffer" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑ.fər/ Forms: kaffers [plural], kaffertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑfər Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese cafre, from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|pt|cafre}} Portuguese cafre, {{der|nl|ar|كَافِر||infidel}} Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|kaffertje}} kaffer m (plural kaffers, diminutive kaffertje n)
  1. (originally derogatory) A non-believer or an infidel from the Muslim viewpoint. Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kaffer-nl-noun-0faWqbkL
  2. (offensive) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu. Tags: masculine, offensive Synonyms: neger, zwarte, nikker [ethnic, offensive, slur]
    Sense id: en-kaffer-nl-noun-qAfxOKhr Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 28 66 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kafferlelie
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑ.fər/ Forms: kaffers [plural], kaffertje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑfər Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|yi}} Yiddish [Term?] Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|kaffertje}} kaffer m (plural kaffers, diminutive kaffertje n)
  1. (derogatory) A stupid person, a numskull. Tags: derogatory, masculine Synonyms: steenezel, uilskuiken Derived forms: uitkafferen
    Sense id: en-kaffer-nl-noun-G-kp3fxX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kafferlelie
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kaffer meaning in Dutch (3.6kB)

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        "A non-believer or an infidel from the Muslim viewpoint."
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        [
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        [
          "Muslim",
          "Muslim"
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        "(originally derogatory) A non-believer or an infidel from the Muslim viewpoint."
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        "A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(offensive) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu."
      ],
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          "word": "neger"
        },
        {
          "word": "zwarte"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "ethnic",
            "offensive",
            "slur"
          ],
          "word": "nikker"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "offensive"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑ.fər/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑfər"
    }
  ],
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}

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    },
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          "word": "uitkafferen"
        }
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        "A stupid person, a numskull."
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        "(derogatory) A stupid person, a numskull."
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          "word": "steenezel"
        },
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    "Dutch terms borrowed from Yiddish",
    "Dutch terms derived from Arabic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Portuguese",
    "Dutch terms derived from Yiddish",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "expansion": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: kafri",
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        }
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      "text": "→ Caribbean Hindustani: kafri"
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "A non-believer or an infidel from the Muslim viewpoint."
      ],
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          "non-believer",
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        "Dutch offensive terms"
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        "(offensive) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu."
      ],
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          "word": "neger"
        },
        {
          "word": "zwarte"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "ethnic",
            "offensive",
            "slur"
          ],
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        }
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        "masculine",
        "offensive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɑ.fər/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑfər"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kaffer"
}

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      ],
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          "word": "uilskuiken"
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