afro

See also: Afro, afro-, and Afro-

English

Musician Billy Preston with an Afro in 1974

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.fɹoʊ/

Noun

afro (plural afros)

1. A hairstyle characterized by a tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.

Synonyms

• 'fro

Derived terms

• Afro comb
• afroed
• Afro pick

Translations

hairstyle

• Arabic:

  Egyptian Arabic: أفرو‎‎ m (ʔafro)

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 爆炸頭, 爆炸头 (baau³ zaa³ tau⁴), 爆炸裝, 爆炸装 (baau³ zaa³ zong¹)

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 爆炸式 (zh) (bàozhà-shì), 阿福羅頭, 阿福罗头 (āfúluótóu), 非洲頭, 非洲头 (fēizhōutóu)

• Finnish: afro (fi), afrokampaus (fi)
• French: afro (fr) m

• German: Afro-Look n, Afrolook (de) n, Afro n
• Japanese: アフロヘアー (afuroheā), アフロ (afuro)
• Polish: afro (pl) n
• Portuguese: afro (pt) m, black power m
• Russian: а́фро n (áfro)
• Spanish: afro (es) m
• Swedish: afro (sv) c

Anagrams

• Faro, Fårö, RAFO, faro, fora

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from English afro.

Noun

afro

1. afro (hairstyle)

Declension

Inflection of afro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		afro	afrot
genitive		afron	afrojen
partitive		afroa	afroja
illative		afroon	afroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		afro	afrot
accusative	nom.	afro	afrot
	gen.	afron
genitive		afron	afrojen
partitive		afroa	afroja
inessive		afrossa	afroissa
elative		afrosta	afroista
illative		afroon	afroihin
adessive		afrolla	afroilla
ablative		afrolta	afroilta
allative		afrolle	afroille
essive		afrona	afroina
translative		afroksi	afroiksi
instructive		—	afroin
abessive		afrotta	afroitta
comitative		—	afroineen

Synonyms

• afrokampaus

Compounds

• afrokampaus

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French

Noun

afro m (plural afros)

1. afro (hairstyle)

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Italian

Adjective

afro (feminine singular afra, masculine plural afri, feminine plural afre)

1. sharp, tart, sour, acerbic, bitter (Variant of: aspro)

Adjective

afro (invariable)

1. African

Anagrams

• faro, farò
• fora

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Latin

Adjective

āfrō

1. dative masculine singular of āfer
2. dative neuter singular of āfer
3. ablative masculine singular of āfer
4. ablative neuter singular of āfer

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Portuguese

Adjective

afro (plural afro, comparable)

1. African (of African culture)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈafɾo/

Noun

afro m (plural afros)

1. afro (hairstyle)