Kafir
[ kaf-er, key-fer, kah- ]
/ ˈkæf ər, ˈkeɪ fər, ˈkɑ- /
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noun, plural Kaf·irs, (especially collectively) Kaf·ir.
Also called Nuristani. a member of an Indo-European people of Nuristan.
(lowercase)Islam. an infidel or unbeliever.
(lowercase)Also kaffir. Also called kafir corn . a grain sorghum, Sorghum bicolor caffrorum, having stout, short-jointed, leafy stalks, introduced into the U.S. from southern Africa.
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Origin of Kafir
From Arabic, dating back to 1795–1805; see origin at Kaffir
Words nearby Kafir
Kaffir lily, kaffir lime, kaffiyeh, Kaffraria, Kaffrarian, Kafir, Kafiri, Kafiristan, Kafka, Kafkaesque, Kafka, Franz
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Word Origin for Kafir
C19: from Arabic; see Kaffir
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