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afro-

See also: afro, Afro, and Afro-

Translingual

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Etymology

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New Latin, from stem of Latin Afer (“African”), noun and adjective

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afro-

  1. Found in Africa.

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Danish

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afro-

  1. Afro-

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Internationalism (see English Afro-).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfro-/, [ˈɑ̝fro̞-]

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afro-

  1. Afro-, African (of or pertaining to Africa)

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French

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afro-

  1. afro-

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German

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Etymology

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From Āfer (“African”).

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  • Audio:(file)

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afro-

  1. Afro-

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Italian

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afro-

  1. Afro-

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Polish

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Etymology

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From Latin Āfer.

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afro-

  1. Afro-
    ‎afro- + ‎amerykański → ‎afroamerykański

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Further reading

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  • afro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin Āfrō.

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  • Hyphenation: -a‧fro

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afro-

  1. Afro- (relating to Africa)
  2. Afro- (relating to dark-skinned people)

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The prefix is always hyphenated when it forms denonyms, as in afro-brasileiro (“Afro-Brazilian”). Otherwise, it's treated as a regular prefix and only receives an hyphen before a word beginning in O or H.

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Portuguese terms prefixed with afro-

Spanish

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afro-

  1. Afro-

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Swedish

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afro-

  1. Afro-

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Swedish terms prefixed with afro-

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