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kaffir

/kaf-er, kah-fer/US // ˈkæf ər, ˈkɑ fər //UK // (ˈkæfə) //

卡费尔,卡夫尔,卡菲尔,卡菲尔人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural Kaf·firs, Kaf·fir.

    • : Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person: originally used of the Xhosa people only.
    • : kafir.
    • : Islam. kafir.

Examples

  • In another Kaffir story, the Jackal runs into a hole under a tree, but the Lion catches him by the tail.

  • But to return to the Kaffir story: When the cannibal is carrying Demazana away, she drops ashes along the path.

  • But I know my kaffir, and I sized up this black Englishman instantly.

  • The grass had been set on fire by a kaffir to the windward of the camp.

  • After dinner I walked over to a Kaffir kraal and bought fuel, and two infants' copper bangles.