Wiktionary

kafferboom

English edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Afrikaans kafferboom.

Noun edit

kafferboom (plural kafferbooms)

  1. (South Africa, now offensive) coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

kaffer (“African”) (now offensive) +‎ boom (“tree”).

Noun edit

kafferboom (plural kafferbome)

  1. (now offensive) coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra
    Synonym: kuskoraalboom

Further reading edit

  • D. C. Hauptfleisch. 1993. "Racist language in society and in dictionaries: A pragmatic perspective". Lexikos[1]
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