kaffir
- noun
- Archaic
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sorgo
- The farmer decided to plant kaffir in his fields to provide food for both his family and livestock.
- kaffir lime
Examples
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In many countries, kaffir is valued for its grain, which resembles Indian corn.
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Kaffir is a type of kaffir that farmers cultivate for its nutritious grain.
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Farmers in dry regions often choose kaffir because it is drought-resistant and yields a good harvest.
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This field is planted with kaffir, which provides a valuable food source for the cattle.
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Traditionally, kaffir grain is ground into flour and used for making porridge.
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Farmers often grow kaffir for its nutritious grain.
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Do you know how to cook with kaffir?
Synonyms
A tall grain plant like corn grown for food and animal feed
A grain plant like corn grown for people and animals that can grow in dry places
Compounds
- Slur
A mild kind of smallpox that causes less severe symptoms and appears in old reports from southern Africa
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kaffir used for a grain comes from the old name 'kaffir corn', because Europeans linked the crop with the African people they called 'kaffirs'. That name is now old and offensive, and the neutral word for this crop is sorghum, a common grain used for food and animal feed.
