"khafd" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Arabic خَفْض (ḵafḍ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|خَفْض}} Arabic خَفْض (ḵafḍ), {{root|en|ar|خ ف ض}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} khafd (uncountable)
  1. (Islam) female genital mutilation Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Amputation, Child abuse, Genitalia, Islam
    Sense id: en-khafd-en-noun-5Pv33KSg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
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          "text": "\"Khafd is a ceremony that will make you clean in the eyes of islam by circumcising your vagina,\" she explained. “I told the officials we are Christian,” she continued, “but it wasn't enough to dissuade the magistrate from requiring that you be circumcised.\"",
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