"caffre" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: caffres [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} caffre (plural caffres)
  1. Obsolete form of kaffir. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: kaffir
    Sense id: en-caffre-en-noun-MypB-DU1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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