kaffertjie

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Diminutive of kaffer (black, Bantu).

Noun[edit]

kaffertjie (uncountable)

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