kafferboom

English

Alternative forms

• kaffirboom

Etymology

From Afrikaans kafferboom.

Noun

kafferboom (plural kafferbooms)

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

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Noun

kafferboom (plural kafferbome)

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

   Synonym: kuskoraalboom

Further reading

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