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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Kaf•ir (kaf′ər, kā′fər, kä′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -irs, (esp. collectively) -ir. - Language VarietiesAlso called Nuristani. a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan.
- Eastern Religions(l.c.) [Islam.]an infidel or unbeliever.
- British TermsKaffir (def. 1).
- (l.c.) Also, kaffir. Also called kaf′ir corn′. a grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor caffrorum, having stout, short-jointed, leafy stalks, introduced into the U.S. from southern Africa.
- Arabic; see Kaffir
- 1795–1805
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Kaf•fir (kaf′ər, kä′fər),USA pronunciation n., pl. -firs, (esp. collectively) -fir. - Language Varieties, British Terms[Disparaging and Offensive.](in South Africa) a black person: originally used of the Xhosa people only.
- (l.c.) kafir (def. 4).
- Eastern Religions(l.c.) [Islam.]kafir (def. 2).
- Arabic kāfir unbeliever, infidel, skeptic
- 1780–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Kafir /ˈkæfə/ n ( pl -irs, -ir)- another name for the Nuri
- a variant spelling of Kaffir
Etymology: 19th Century: from Arabic; see Kaffir Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Kaffir, Kafir /ˈkæfə/ n ( pl -firs, -fir)- taboo (in southern Africa) any Black African
- offensive (among Muslims) a non-Muslim or infidel
Etymology: 19th Century: from Arabic kāfir infidel, from kafara to deny, refuse to believeUSAGE
In South Africa the use of this word is nowadays completely taboo, and is indeed actionable in the courts. It is also advisable not to use the word in any of the compounds to which it gave rise |