kafir

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an offensive and insulting term for any Black African
  2. noun a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, unbeliever”). Doublet of kaffir.

In classic literature

Synonyms

kaffir, caffer, caffre

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