kafferboom

== English == === Alternative forms === kaffirboom === Etymology === From Afrikaans kafferboom. === Noun === kafferboom (plural kafferbooms) (South Africa, now offensive) coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra == Afrikaans == === Etymology === kaffer (“African”) (now offensive) +‎ boom (“tree”). === Noun === kafferboom (plural kafferbome) (now offensive) coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra Synonym: kuskoraalboom === Further reading === D. C. Hauptfleisch. 1993. "Racist language in society and in dictionaries: A pragmatic perspective". Lexikos[1]