kaffir

A noun that historically referred to a type of grain sorghum, but is now considered an offensive and insulting racial slur for Black Africans.

• 🌐اسم يُستخدم تاريخيًا للإشارة إلى الذرة الرفيعة (السرغوم)، لكنه يُعدّ اليوم إهانة عنصرية مهينة ومحتقرة للأفارقة السود.

1. A type of sorghum C1 formal

   A type of grain sorghum, important for human and animal food, with a growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth-edged leaves.

   • Kaffir corn is often used in animal feed.
   • The farmers harvested the kaffir crop in late autumn.
   • Kaffir is a drought-resistant grain grown in many parts of Africa.

   🌐الذرة الرفيعة الكافرية

   المرادفات: kafir