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(Inglese)

(countable, offensive) In Islamic contexts, a non-Muslim.
(countable, offensive) A member of the Nguni people of southern Africa, especially a Xhosa.
(Namibia, Rhodesia, South-Africa, countable, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) A black person.
(historical, offensive, uncountable) A language spoken by the Nguni peoples of southern Africa, especially Xhosa.
(countable, historical, slang, uncountable) South African mining shares
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of kaffir corn.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈkæfə/

Ultimately from Arabic كَفَّار (kaffār, “infidel”) or كَافِر (kāfir, “unbeliever”), both from كَفَرَ (kafara, “to cover, to hide”); in some (especially early) uses, via Spanish cafre, Dutch kaffer or other European languages. Doublet of kafir.