kafferboom

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Afrikaans kafferboom.

Noun

kafferboom (plural kafferbooms)

  1. (South Africa, now offensive) coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra

Afrikaans

Etymology

kaffer (“African”) (now offensive) +‎ boom (“tree”).

Noun

kafferboom (plural kafferbome)

  1. (now offensive) coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra
    Synonym: kuskoraalboom

Further reading

  • D. C. Hauptfleisch. 1993. "Racist language in society and in dictionaries: A pragmatic perspective". Lexikos[1]
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