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kaffer.

a non-believer or an infidel from the Muslim viewpoint

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɑ.fər/
  1. a non-believer or an infidel from the Muslim viewpoint

    masculine
  2. a black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu; (Suriname, offensive, ethnic slur) an Afro-Surinamese person

    ethnic · masculine · offensive · slur
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Portuguese cafre, from Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “infidel”).

noun/ˈkɑ.fər/
  1. a stupid person, a numskull

    derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Yiddish [Term?].

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