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Noun: kaffir  ka-fu(r)
Usage: S.Africa, offensive
  1. Important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves
    - great millet, kafir corn, kaffir corn, Sorghum bicolor
     
  2. An offensive and insulting term for any Black African

Derived forms: kaffirs

Type of: Black African, sorghum

Encyclopedia: Kaffir