"afro" meaning in English

See afro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæf.ɹoʊ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-afro.wav Forms: afros [plural]
Etymology: From Afro-. In relation to the sense 2, see latino and anglo. Head templates: {{en-noun}} afro (plural afros)
  1. hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. Translations (hairstyle): أفرو (ʔafro) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), 爆炸頭 (Chinese Cantonese), 爆炸头 (baau³ zaa³ tau⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 爆炸裝 (Chinese Cantonese), 爆炸装 (baau³ zaa³ zong¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 阿福羅頭 (Chinese Mandarin), 阿福罗头 (āfúluótóu) (Chinese Mandarin), 非洲頭 (Chinese Mandarin), 非洲头 (fēizhōutóu) (Chinese Mandarin), afro (Finnish), afrokampaus (Finnish), afro [masculine] (French), Afrolook [masculine] (German), Afro [masculine] (German), アフロヘアー (afuroheā) (Japanese), アフロ (afuro) (Japanese), afro [neuter] (Polish), afro [masculine] (Portuguese), black power [masculine] (Portuguese), а́фро (áfro) [neuter] (Russian), afro [masculine] (Spanish), afro [common-gender] (Swedish), แอโฟร (ɛɛ-fróo) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-afro-en-noun-y63XezKg Disambiguation of 'hairstyle': 100 0
  2. A person of African ancestry Categories (topical): Hair Synonyms (person of African descent): Afrodescendant
    Sense id: en-afro-en-noun-OwsDbxey Disambiguation of Hair: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 12 entries: 15 52 15 0 2 17 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 48 17 0 1 20 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of 'person of African descent': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 'fro [hairstyle, hairdressing, crafts, arts, hobbies, lifestyle], Afro Derived forms: Afro comb, afroed, Afro pick, halfro Related terms: Jewfro

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "hairstyle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "black power"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "áfro",
      "sense": "hairstyle",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "а́фро"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "hairstyle",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "afro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "hairstyle",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "afro"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "ɛɛ-fróo",
      "sense": "hairstyle",
      "word": "แอโฟร"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "afro"
  ],
  "word": "afro"
}

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