kaffir corn
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Kaffir corn — Kaffir Kaf fir (k[a^]f f[ e]r), Kafir Ka fir (k[aum] f[ e]r), n. [Ar. k[=a]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) One of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kaffir corn — noun important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth edged leaves • Syn: ↑great millet, ↑kaffir, ↑kafir corn, ↑Sorghum bicolor • Hypernyms: ↑sorghum * * * kaffir corn noun … Useful english dictionary
Kaffir-corn — dvispalvis sorgas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Miglinių šeimos grūdinis, pašarinis, pluoštinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis kultūrinis nuodingas augalas (Sorghum bicolor), auginamas atogrąžose ir paatogrąžiuose, naudojamas maisto priedams… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Kaffir — Kaf fir (k[a^]f f[ e]r), Kafir Ka fir (k[aum] f[ e]r), n. [Ar. k[=a]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) One of a race which … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kaffir — /ˈkæfə/ (say kafuh) noun 1. Also, kaffir corn. any of certain grain sorghums, varieties of Sorghum bicolor, with stout, short jointed, leafy stalks, cultivated in South Africa. 2. → kafir. {See Kaffir.} …
kaffir beer — noun Usage: usually capitalized K : a beer prepared by the native population of southern Africa from grain * * * Kaffir beer, an alcoholic beverage brewed from corn by Kaffirs in South Africa … Useful english dictionary
kafir corn — noun important for human and animal food; growth habit and stem form similar to Indian corn but having sawtooth edged leaves • Syn: ↑great millet, ↑kaffir, ↑kaffir corn, ↑Sorghum bicolor • Hypernyms: ↑sorghum * * * noun see … Useful english dictionary
Caffre — Kaffir Kaf fir (k[a^]f f[ e]r), Kafir Ka fir (k[aum] f[ e]r), n. [Ar. k[=a]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) One of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kafir — Kaffir Kaf fir (k[a^]f f[ e]r), Kafir Ka fir (k[aum] f[ e]r), n. [Ar. k[=a]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; a name given to certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) One of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kaffircorn — kaffir corn n. See kaffir. * * * … Universalium
