afro-

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from stem of Latin Afer (“African”), noun and adjective === Prefix === afro- Found in Africa. ==== Derived terms ==== == Danish == === Prefix === afro- Afro- ==== Derived terms ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English Afro-). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑfro-/, [ˈɑ̝fro̞-] === Prefix === afro- Afro-, African (of or pertaining to Africa) ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Prefix === afro- afro- ==== Derived terms ==== == German == === Etymology === From Āfer (“African”). === Pronunciation === === Prefix === afro- Afro- ==== Derived terms ==== Afroamerikaner Afrodeutscher Afrofranzose (rare) Afrokanadier ==== Related terms ==== == Italian == === Prefix === afro- Afro- ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === faro, farò, fora == Lithuanian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin Āfrō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɐfrɔ] Syllabification: a‧fro === Prefix === afro- Afro- (relating to Africa) ==== Derived terms ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Derived from Latin Āfer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.frɔ/ Rhymes: -afrɔ Syllabification: a‧fro- === Prefix === afro- Afro- ‎afro- + ‎amerykański → ‎afroamerykański ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “afro-”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[1] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin Āfrō. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: -a‧fro === Prefix === afro- Afro- (relating to Africa) Afro- (relating to dark-skinned people) ==== Usage notes ==== The prefix is always hyphenated when it forms demonyms, as in afro-brasileiro (“Afro-Brazilian”). Otherwise, it's treated as a regular prefix and only receives an hyphen before a word beginning in O or H. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “afro-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “afro-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Prefix === afro- Afro- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “afro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Prefix === afro- Afro- ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “afro-”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)