kaffir

Definition of Kaffir in English :

important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves

2. caffer, caffre, kaffir, kafir

an offensive and insulting term for any Black African

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kaffir

noun plural -firs or -fir offensive

1. taboo

(in southern Africa) any Black African

2.

(among Muslims) a non-Muslim or infidel

noun

1.

a.

a member of any of several Bantu-speaking peoples of S Africa

b.

Xhosa

in these senses, regarded as contemptuous

2. [k-] alt. sp. of

kafir

3. [usually k-]; South African

a black African

, a contemptuous term

n. pl. Kaffir or Kaf·firs
Offensive

1. A Xhosa.

2. Used especially in southern Africa as a disparaging term for a black person.