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kaffir

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: kaffir

1
n
important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
2
n
an offensive and insulting term for any Black African
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: kaffir
1

n important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves

Synonyms:
Sorghum bicolor, great millet, kaffir corn, kafir corn
Type of:
sorghum
economically important Old World tropical cereal grass
2

n an offensive and insulting term for any Black African

Synonyms:
caffer, caffre, kafir
Type of:
Black African
an African who is Black
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