KAFFIR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kaffir mean? 

• KAFFIR (noun)
  The noun KAFFIR has 2 senses:

1. important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves

2. an offensive and insulting term for any Black African

  Familiarity information: KAFFIR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KAFFIR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

great millet; kaffir; kaffir corn; kafir corn; Sorghum bicolor

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

sorghum (economically important Old World tropical cereal grass)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An offensive and insulting term for any Black African

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

caffer; caffre; kaffir; kafir

Hypernyms ("kaffir" 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)