caffer

== Translingual == === Etymology === Latinization of English kaffir or Afrikaans kaffer (“Bantu”). === Adjective === caffer m (feminine caffra, neuter caffrum) Used in the scientific names of plants and animals associated with the Bantu peoples of southern Africa. ==== Usage notes ==== As “kaffir” is now an offensive term, the International Botanical Congress voted in 2024 to replace caffer with affer in the names of plants. ==== Derived terms ==== == English == === Noun === caffer (plural caffers) Obsolete spelling of kaffir. === Anagrams === caffre == Welsh == === Alternative forms === (imperative): caer === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkafɛr/ === Verb === caffer (literary) impersonal present subjunctive of cael (literary) impersonal imperative of cael === Mutation ===