英语词汇“Kaffir”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Kaf·fir also kaf·fir

(kăfər)

n. pl. Kaffir or Kaf·firs
Offensive

1. A Xhosa.

2. Used especially in southern Africa as a disparaging term for a black person.

[Arabic kāfir, infidel (applied to the non-Muslim peoples of southern Africa originally by Muslim merchants and slave-traders operating in the region before the arrival of Europeans); see GIAOUR.]

Usage Note: Because Kaffir is an offensive, disparaging term, many fruits and vegetables whose name traditionally included the word kaffir have been renamed, such as makrut lime for kaffir lime and durra for kaffir corn.

单词	Kaffir
释义	Kaf·fir also kaf·fir (kăfər) n. pl. Kaffir or Kaf·firs Offensive 1. A Xhosa. 2. Used especially in southern Africa as a disparaging term for a black person. [Arabic kāfir, infidel (applied to the non-Muslim peoples of southern Africa originally by Muslim merchants and slave-traders operating in the region before the arrival of Europeans); see GIAOUR.] *Usage Note:* Because Kaffir is an offensive, disparaging term, many fruits and vegetables whose name traditionally included the word kaffir have been renamed, such as makrut lime for kaffir lime and durra for kaffir corn.
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