kafferkoren

Dutch

Etymology

From Afrikaans kafferkoring, itself a compound of kaffer, a now offensive term for the Bantu, and koring (“grain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑ.fərˌkoː.rə(n)/
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Noun

kafferkoren n (uncountable)

  1. (now offensive) sorghum (Sorghum bicolor)
    Synonym: sorgo

Further reading

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