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kaffir fink

noun

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.

  1. derived from kaffer

Definitions

  1. Synonym of sakabula.

The neighborhood

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