afro
US/ˈæf.ɹoʊ/
afro noun: a hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
Noun (1)
afro (plural afros)
- A hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
- sheʼd been unmissable sitting in the front row of the lecture theatre with a crazy-ass afro and stunning face2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 335
- A person of African ancestry.
- The Ghanaian government employed several Afros, as many of the expatriates called themselves, downplaying their Americanness, in ideological and infrastructure-building occupations.2012, Kevin K. Gates, American Africans in Ghana: Black Expatriates and the Civil Rights Era, University of North Carolina Press (2006), pages 142–143
- At the height of the American civil rights agitation, a number of members of the Black Panther movement moved to Tanzania, and lived outside Arusha where they formed a community, calling themselves ‘’Afros.’’2022, Beatrice Materu, “The African Americans who chose to return to Africa”, in The EastAfrican, page 1
- Synonyms:
- Afrodescendant
Noun (2) capitalized: Afro
Afro (plural Afros)
- Alternative form of afro.
afro meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
afro in Hindi
- एफ्रो, आफ्रो, अफ्रो
afro in Tamil
- ஆஃப்ரோ, ஆப்ரோ
afro in Marathi
- आफ्रो, अफ्रो
afro in Urdu
- افرو, ایفرو
More languagesFewer languages
- afro in Bengali
- আফ্রো, আফরো
- afro in Telugu
- ఆఫ్రో, అఫ్రో
- afro in Malayalam
- ആഫ്രോ, അഫ്രോ
- afro in Kannada
- ಆಫ್ರೋ, ಅಫ್ರೋ
- afro in Punjabi
- ਅਫਰੋ, ਅਫ਼ਰੋ, ਐਫ਼ਰੋ
- afro in Gujarati
- આફ્રો, એફ્રો, અફ્રો
- afro in Odia
- ଆଫ୍ରୋ, ଅଫ୍ରୋ
- afro in Nepali
- आफ्रो, अफ्रो, एफ्रो
- afro in Thai
- แอโฟร ɛɛ-fróo
Synonyms of afro
Forms of afro
| plural | afros |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Afro |
| plural | Afros |
Origin of afro
From Afro-. In relation to the sense 2, see latino and anglo.
Words formed from afro
Phrases with afro
Questions about afro
- What does afro mean?
- Afro means a hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
- What is afro in Hindi?
- Afro in Hindi is एफ्रो, आफ्रो, अफ्रो. See Afro meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is afro?
- Afro is a noun.
- How do you pronounce afro?
- Afro is pronounced /ˈæf.ɹoʊ/ (US).
- What is the plural of afro?
- The plural of afro is afros.
Words near afro in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: afro (page history and authors); Afro (page history and authors); afro (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); afro (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); afro (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); afro (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); afro (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); afro (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); afro (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); afro (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); afro (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); afro (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); afro (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); afro (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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