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kaffir

/ˈkæf.ər/

翻译: 名词,历史上指一种谷物高粱,但现被视为对非洲黑人的冒犯性和侮辱性种族歧视用语。

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noun

/ˈkæf.ər/formalscientific已废弃
  • zh名词,历史上指一种谷物高粱,但现被视为对非洲黑人的冒犯性和侮辱性种族歧视用语。

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

  1. A type of sorghumC1formal

    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.

    zh卡菲尔高粱

    • 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.

    同义词kafir