kaffir
1. an offensive and insulting term for any Black African • Syn: kafir, caffer, caffre • Usage Domain: disparagement, depreciation, derogation • Regions: South Africa, Republic of South Africa • Hypernyms: Black African 2. important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves • Syn: great millet, kafir corn, kaffir corn, Sorghum bicolor • Hypernyms: sorghum
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