What is Kaffir?
{{enWiktionary|kaffir|Kaffir|kafir}} '''Kaffir''' may be meaning: == Islam == * [[Kafir]], an [[Islamic]] term usually translated as ''[[unbeliever]]'' similar to the [[Christian]] word ''[[pagan]]'' or [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] word ''koffer''. == Africa == * The [[Nguni languages]], called the Kaffa languages in the 19th century. * [[Fanagalo]], a [[Zulu]] based [[pidgin]] language once referred to as ''Kitchen Kaffir''. * [[Kaffraria]] or [[British Kaffraria]], a former designation for King William's Town and East London, South Africa. * [[Erythrina lysistemon|Kaffir boom]], a species of tree in the [[Fabaceae]] family. * [[Kaffir (ethnic slur)|South African ethnic slur]] for a black person. Thought to be borrowed from the language of the [[Cape Malay]], who are an Islamic people. == South Asia == *[[Sri Lanka Kaffir people]], an ethnic group *[[Sri Lanka Kaffir language]], a creole spoken by that people == Middle East == *[[Kafiristan]], the historic name for the Nuristan Province in Afghanistan * The [[Nuristani people]] descendants of the Hindukush Kafir people * The [[Nuristani languages]] once called Kafiiri or Kafiristani * [[Kafir harp]] == Botany == *[[Kaffir lime]], a variety of [[lime]] native to [[Indonesia]] also known as a ''makrut'' lime. *[[Kaffir lily]], one of two flowers found in southern Africa **[[Clivia miniata]] **[[Hesperantha coccinea]] == Other == *[[Sunbeam Kaffir]], an engine from the [[Sunbeam Car Company]] *[[Kefir]] or Kephir, a fermented milk drink from the Caucasus region {{Disambig}}