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kaffir fink

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
kaf-fir fink
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of sakabula.

Archaic; Offensive

Etymology

Following a common pattern of naming South African flora and fauna kaffir (originally a neutral term for Bantu, now offensive) followed by an analogous European plant or animal. The compounding may have happened in English or Afrikaans; the components derive from Dutch kaffer and vink.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kaffir finks (plural)

Synonyms

sakabula

Questions

What does kaffir fink mean?
Synonym of sakabula.
Where does kaffir fink come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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