Afro-Caribbean

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin Āfrī

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English Afro-

English Caribbean

English Afro-Caribbean

From Afro- + Caribbean.

Noun

Afro-Caribbean (plural Afro-Caribbeans)

1. A person of African descent who was born in, or is a resident of, the Caribbean.

Adjective

Afro-Caribbean (not comparable)

1. Of African descent via the Caribbean.
   • 2025 August 15, Jon Pareles, “10 New Songs You Need to Hear: Khalid, Jay Som, Steve Lacy and More”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 August 2025:

     Since the 1960s, the keyboardist, vibraphonist and percussionist Mulatu Astatke has been a prime mover in Ethio-jazz: unmistakably Ethiopian music that also draws on American jazz, Afro-Caribbean music and more.