kaffir

Meanings

Plural: kaffirs

Noun

important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
an offensive and insulting term for any Black African
In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim.
A member of the Nguni people of southern Africa, especially a Xhosa.
A black person.
A language spoken by the Nguni peoples of southern Africa, especially Xhosa.
South African mining shares
Ellipsis of kaffir corn.

Origin / Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic كَفَّار (kaffār, “infidel”) or كَافِر (kāfir, “unbeliever”), both from كَفَرَ (kafara, “to cover, to hide”); in some (especially early) uses, via Spanish cafre, Dutch kaffer or other European languages. Doublet of kafir.

Synonyms

caffer, caffre, great millet, kaffir corn, kafir, kafir corn, Sorghum bicolor

Scrabble Score: 16

kaffir is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
kaffir is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kaffir is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

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