kafferboom

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Afrikaans kafferboom.

Noun[edit]

kafferboom (plural kafferbooms)

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

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

kafferboom (plural kafferbome)

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

Further reading[edit]

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