kaffir
IPA: kʌfˈɪr
noun
- (countable, offensive) In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim.
- (countable, offensive) A member of the Nguni people of southern Africa, especially a Xhosa.
- (countable, South Africa, Rhodesia, ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A black person.
- (uncountable, now historical, offensive) A language spoken by the Nguni peoples of southern Africa, especially Xhosa.
- (finance, slang, historical) South African mining shares
- (uncountable) Short for kaffir corn. [The cultivated species of sorghum, Sorghum bicolor, used as a food for people and animals and in ethanol production.]
- Alternative letter-case form of kaffir [(countable, offensive) In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim.]
Examples of "kaffir" in Sentences
- Common names include Kaffir lily and bush lily.
- Kaffir, however, remains the much more common label.
- If using the Kaffir lime leaves, devein and chop thinly.
- Being a low caste hindu is way better then being a Dhimmi or Kaffir.
- The Thais love the kaffir lime leaves, the lemonstalk and the galangal.
- One of my little classmates chose to spit in my face for being a kaffir.
- The information that who can be called kaffir is unrelated and problematic.