kaffirs (0 synonym found)

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Definition of kaffirs:

(n) : (countable, South Africa, Rhodesia, Namibia, ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A black person.
(n) : (countable, offensive) In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim.
(n) : (countable, offensive) A member of the Nguni people of southern Africa, especially a Xhosa.
(n) : (uncountable, now historical, offensive) A language spoken by the Nguni peoples of southern Africa, especially Xhosa.
(n) : (finance, slang, historical) South African mining shares
(n) : (uncountable) Ellipsis of kaffir corn. [The cultivated species of sorghum, Sorghum bicolor, used as a food for people and animals and in ethanol production.]

Definition of kaffirs:

(n) : (countable, South Africa, Rhodesia, Namibia, ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A black person.
(n) : (countable, offensive) In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim.
(n) : (countable, offensive) A member of the Nguni people of southern Africa, especially a Xhosa.
(n) : (uncountable, now historical, offensive) A language spoken by the Nguni peoples of southern Africa, especially Xhosa.
(n) : (finance, slang, historical) South African mining shares
(n) : (uncountable) Ellipsis of kaffir corn. [The cultivated species of sorghum, Sorghum bicolor, used as a food for people and animals and in ethanol production.]

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