Afric

[ af-rik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Origin of Afric¹

1580–90; < Latin Āfricus, equivalent to Āfr-, stem of Āfer African + -icus -ic

I'll to Afric, lion-haunted, where the giant forest yields Rarer robes and finer tissue than are sold at Spitalfields.

Allee want to get to Afric, and dem as not belong to Cape Town ship for dere own country.

Once it was a Phocæan village, and hook-nosed Afric folk had stepped through on long, thin feet.

What the devil did I mean, to play with this brunette of Afric?

He must also have reigned in Afric: and his dominions seem to have been considerable, as he founded an hundred cities.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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