Afrikaans

Noun

kaffer ‎(plural kaffers)

1. (offensive) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu.

Synonyms

• kaffir

Danish

Noun

kaffer c

1. plural indefinite of kaffe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.fər/

Etymology

Arabic كَافِر ‎(kāfir, “infidel”)

Noun

kaffer m ‎(plural kaffers, diminutive kaffertje n)

1. (originally) An infidel from the Muslim viewpoint
2. (offensive) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu.
3. (abusive) A stupid person, numskull

Synonyms

• (black person) neger, zwarte, nikker
• (stupid person) (steen)ezel m, uilskuiken n

Derived terms

• kafferlelie
• uitkafferen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Arabic كَافِر ‎(kāfir, “infidel”)

Noun

kaffer m ‎(definite singular kafferen, indefinite plural kaffere, definite plural kafferne)

1. An archaic name for an African Bantu
2. (derogatory) Any black person

Synonyms

• bantu
• nigger, svarting

References

• “kaffer” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “kaffer” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Middle High German gaffer.

Noun

kaffer m

1. camphor