English Explanatory Dictionary

kaffir fink

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of sakabula.

Word forms

kaffir fink kaffir finks

Etymology

Following a common pattern of naming South African flora and fauna kaffir (originally a neutral term for Bantu, now offensive) followed by an analogous European plant or animal. The compounding may have happened in English or Afrikaans; the components derive from Dutch kaffer and vink.

Synonyms

sakabula
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