English dictionary

kaffir

/'k/&/f/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.plant

Synonyms great millet kaffir corn kafir corn sorghum bicolor

Source: WordNet 3.0
an offensive and insulting term for any Black African

noun.person

Synonyms caffer caffre kafir

Source: WordNet 3.0
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; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs.

noun

Source: webster1913