kaffer
See also: Käffer
English edit
Noun edit
kaffer (plural kaffers)
- Alternative form of kaffir.
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Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch kaffer, from Portuguese cafre, from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).
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Noun edit
kaffer (plural kaffers)
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Danish edit
Noun edit
kaffer c
- indefinite plural of kaffe
- (offensive) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu.
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Portuguese cafre, from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).
Noun edit
kaffer m (plural kaffers, diminutive kaffertje n)
- (originally derogatory) A non-believer or an infidel from the Muslim viewpoint.
- (offensive) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu.
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Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: kaffer
- Sranan Tongo: kafri
- → Caribbean Hindustani: kafri
- → English: kaffir (or from another European language)
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Yiddish [Term?].
Noun edit
kaffer m (plural kaffers, diminutive kaffertje n)
- (derogatory) A stupid person, a numskull.
- Synonyms: steenezel, uilskuiken
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Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).
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Noun edit
kaffer m (definite singular kafferen, indefinite plural kaffere, definite plural kafferne)
- An archaic name for an African Bantu; a member of any ethnic group that speaks a Bantu language
- (derogatory) Any black person
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References edit
- “kaffer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Vilamovian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German gaffer.
Noun edit
kaffer m