afro-

New Latin, from stem of Latin Afer (“African”), noun and adjective

afro-

1. Found in Africa.

afro-

1. Afro-

Internationalism (see English Afro-).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑfro-/, [ˈɑ̝fro̞-]

afro-

1. Afro-, African (of or pertaining to Africa)

afro-

1. afro-

From Āfer (“African”).

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afro-

1. Afro-

• Afroamerikaner
• Afrodeutscher
• Afrofranzose (rare)
• Afrokanadier

afro-

1. Afro-

• faro, farò, fora

Derived from Latin Āfer.

• IPA^(key): /a.frɔ/

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• Rhymes: -afrɔ
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afro-

1. Afro-

   ‎afro- + ‎amerykański → ‎afroamerykański

• afro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Ultimately from Latin Āfrō.

• Hyphenation: -a‧fro

afro-

1. Afro- (relating to Africa)
2. Afro- (relating to dark-skinned people)

The prefix is always hyphenated when it forms demonyms, as in afro-brasileiro (“Afro-Brazilian”). Otherwise, it's treated as a regular prefix and only receives an hyphen before a word beginning in O or H.

afro-

1. Afro-

• “afro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

afro-

1. Afro-

• afro- in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)