kaffertjie

Afrikaans

Etymology

Diminutive of kaffer (“black, Bantu”).

Noun

kaffertjie (uncountable)

  1. Wurmbea spicata, a plant with dark flowers.
  2. (offensive, ethnic slur) A black person, notably a (Southern African) Bantu.
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