Afro

¹ American  

[af-roh] / ˈæf roʊ /

noun

plural

Afros

1. a hairstyle originating with Black people, in which naturally curly or frizzy hair is cut into a full, bushy shape all over the head.

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adjective

1. of or relating to African Americans or to Black traditions, culture, etc..

   Afro societies.

Afro- ² American  

1. a combining form of Africa.

   Afro-American; Afro-Asiatic.

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Afro ¹ British  

/ ˈæfrəʊ /

noun

1. a hairstyle in which the hair is shaped into a wide frizzy bush

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Afro- ² British  

combining form

1. indicating Africa or African

   Afro-Asiatic

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Etymology

Origin of Afro¹

First recorded in 1965–70; independent use of Afro-

Origin of Afro-²

< Latin Āfr- (stem of Āfer an African) + -o-

Example Sentences

Guy was out cold again, baby Afro pressed all up against the window, mouth wide open.

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Her Afro was Angela Davis big, but curly like she’d spent a lot of time rolling it up the night before and picking it out.

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She has her purple heels on and her Afro is in a sideswept updo, but there’s one thing she doesn’t have that surprises me.

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A tall man with a smooth Afro stood on a crate, speaking through a bullhorn over the people.

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She wears her hair in an Afro on purpose.

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