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Afro-

US/ˈæfɹoʊ-/

Afro- prefix: african.

Prefix

Afro-

  1. African

Origin of Afro-

Derived from Latin Āfrī, Āfer + -o-. Abstracted from Afro-American (attested 1902) and becoming generally popular from the 1960s.

Questions about Afro-

What does Afro- mean?
Afro- means african.
What part of speech is Afro-?
Afro- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce Afro-?
Afro- is pronounced /ˈæfɹoʊ-/ (US).

Words near Afro- in the dictionary

  1. Afro comb
  2. Afro combs
  3. Afro pick
  4. Afro picks
  5. afro'd
  6. Afro-
  7. Afro-America
  8. Afro-American
  9. Afro-American Vernacular English
  10. Afro-Americans
  11. Afro-Arab

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