kaffer

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English

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Noun

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kaffer (plural kaffers)

  1. Alternative form of kaffir.

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch kaffer, from Portuguese cafre, from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, infidel).

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Noun

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kaffer (plural kaffers)

  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu.

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Danish

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Noun

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kaffer c

  1. indefinite plural of kaffe
  2. (offensive) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu.

Dutch

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Portuguese cafre, from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, infidel).

Noun

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kaffer m (plural kaffers, diminutive kaffertje n)

  1. (originally derogatory) a non-believer or an infidel from the Muslim viewpoint
  2. (offensive) a black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu
    Synonyms: neger, zwarte, (ethnic slur, offensive) nikker
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: kaffer
  • Sranan Tongo: kafri
    • Caribbean Hindustani: kafri
  • English: kaffir (or from another European language)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Yiddish [Term?].

Noun

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kaffer m (plural kaffers, diminutive kaffertje n)

  1. (derogatory) a stupid person, a numskull
    Synonyms: steenezel, uilskuiken
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, infidel).

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  • IPA(key): /kaf.fer/, [ˈkɑf.fəɾ]

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kaffer m (definite singular kafferen, indefinite plural kaffere, definite plural kafferne)

  1. An archaic name for an African Bantu; a member of any ethnic group that speaks a Bantu language
  2. (derogatory) Any black person

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Vilamovian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German gaffer.

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kaffer m

  1. camphor