Afro
a hairstyle originating with Black people, in which naturally curly or frizzy hair is cut into a full, bushy shape all over the head.
of or relating to African Americans or to Black traditions, culture, etc.: Afro societies.
Origin of Afro
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How to use Afro in a sentence
Erdoğan’s Turkey has begun to call itself an Afro-Eurasian state.
I was a dorky Indo-English kid with a South Asian Afro, and he was the all-American type, on the baseball team, et cetera.
How Aasif Mandvi Became Jon Stewart’s Favorite Jihadi | Dean Obeidallah | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTarantino still had his heart set on the Afro, but then Jackson stepped in.
The Secrets of ‘Pulp Fiction’: 20 Things You Didn’t Know About the Movie on Its 20th Anniversary | Marlow Stern | October 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey saw him in his 30s, sporting a huge Afro and smoking a big cigar on The Dick Cavett Show.
Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius | Mark Whitaker | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEqually incisive were Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge, and the three young Afro-Englishmen electrified the game.
During the ride, Jai Johany plays lacy Afro jazz on a cassette machine, frowning, saying nothing.
Stacks: Hitting the Note with the Allman Brothers Band | Grover Lewis | March 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDolores could not understand their low conversation in English—and Afro-Americanese!
The Ghost Breaker | Charles GoddardMany other eminent men have shared the same opinion, and not a few prominent leaders among the Afro-American people.
Thomas Jefferson | Edward S. Ellis et. al.Graveyard rabbits, when indubitably known to be such, decorate no Afro-American skillet.
Sundry Accounts | Irvin S. CobbThe evolution of the Afro-American soldier was the work of a short period and suffered many interruptions.
The Colored Regulars in the United States Army | T. G. StewardAn Afro-Asian with skin like dark honey and smooth, pleasant, rather flat features.
It's All Yours | Sam Merwin
British Dictionary definitions for Afro (1 of 2)
/ (ˈæfrəʊ) /
a hairstyle in which the hair is shaped into a wide frizzy bush
Origin of Afro
1British Dictionary definitions for Afro- (2 of 2)
indicating Africa or African: Afro-Asiatic
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