"kaffer" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

IPA: /kaf.fer/, [ˈkɑf.fəɾ] Forms: kafferen [definite, singular], kaffere [indefinite, plural], kafferne [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”). Etymology templates: {{der|nb|ar|كَافِر||infidel}} Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”)
  1. An archaic name for an African Bantu; a member of any ethnic group that speaks a Bantu language Tags: masculine Synonyms (speaker of any Bantu language): bantu
    Sense id: en-kaffer-nb-noun-w1KuiZLA Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 16 2 2 4 9 20 1 30 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 2 1 3 11 25 1 29 12 Disambiguation of 'speaker of any Bantu language': 82 18
  2. (derogatory) Any black person Tags: derogatory, masculine
    Sense id: en-kaffer-nb-noun-eWMQNPi- Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 2 1 3 11 25 1 29 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (derogatory name for black person): neger, nigger, svarting
Disambiguation of 'derogatory name for black person': 52 48
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      "word": "svarting"
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