kafferboom
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Afrikaans kafferboom.
Noun
editkafferboom (plural kafferbooms)
- (South Africa, now offensive) coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra
Afrikaans
editEtymology
editkaffer (“African”) (now offensive) + boom (“tree”).
Noun
editkafferboom (plural kafferbome)
- (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]