kafir

Meaning

  1. (countable, offensive, slur) A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in Allah or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of kafir corn.

Opposite of
Muslim
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɑːfɪə/
Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “denier, unbeliever”). Doublet of kaffir.

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