Definition of Kaffir
Kaf´fir
Pronunciation:
kăf´fẽr
n.
1.
(Ethnol.)
One
of
a
race
which
,
with
the
Hottentots
and
Bushmen
,
inhabit
South
Africa
.
They
inhabit
the
country
north
of
Cape
Colony
,
the
name
being
now
specifically
applied
to
the
tribes
living
between
Cape
Colony
and
Natal
,
including
the
Ponda
,
Xosa
,
and
Tembu
;
but
the
Zulus
of
Natal
are
true
Kaffirs
.
2.
Any
Black
African
; -
a
disparaging
and
offensive
term
used
by
white
South
Africans
.
Kaffir corn
(Bot.)
a
Cape
Colony
name
for
Indian
millet
.
Related Words
great
millet
,
kaffir
corn
,
kafir
corn
,
sorghum
,
Sorghum
bicolor
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