Afrikaans

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Etymology

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kaffer (African) (now offensive) +‎ koring (grain).

Noun

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kafferkoring (uncountable)

  1. (now offensive) sorghum, Sorghum bicolor
    Synonym: sorghum

Descendants

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  • Dutch: kafferkoren

Further reading

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