kaffir meaning

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kaffir (noun): important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves.

kaffir has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

kaffir as a noun

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

    Synonyms: great millet, kafir corn, kaffir corn, Sorghum bicolor

    Type of: sorghum

  2. an offensive and insulting term for any Black African

    Synonyms: kafir, caffer, caffre

    Type of: Black African

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with KA · words ending in IR · 6-letter words

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