Kaffer

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkafɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Kaf‧fer

Etymology 1

From English kaffir, from Arabic كافر.

Noun

Kaffer m (genitive Kaffers, plural Kaffern)

  1. (South Africa, offensive, derogatory) kaffir
Declension

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Further reading

Etymology 2

Originally a Rotwelsch term. From Yiddish כפר‎‎ (kafer, “farmer”), from Hebrew כפר‎‎.

Noun

Kaffer m (genitive Kaffers, plural Kaffer)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) idiot
Declension

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Further reading

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