CAFFRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caffre mean? 

• CAFFRE (noun)
  The noun CAFFRE has 1 sense:

1. an offensive and insulting term for any Black African

  Familiarity information: CAFFRE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAFFRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An offensive and insulting term for any Black African

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

caffer; caffre; kaffir; kafir

Hypernyms ("caffre" is a kind of...):

Black African (an African who is Black)

Domain region:

Republic of South Africa; South Africa (a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)