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kafferboom

kafferboom noun: coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra.

Noun

kafferboom (plural kafferbooms)

  1. (South Africa, offensive) coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra

Forms of kafferboom

pluralkafferbooms
alternative formkaffirboom

Origin of kafferboom

From Afrikaans kafferboom.

Questions about kafferboom

What does kafferboom mean?
Kafferboom means coral tree, especially Erythrina caffra.
What part of speech is kafferboom?
Kafferboom is a noun.
What is the plural of kafferboom?
The plural of kafferboom is kafferbooms.

Words near kafferboom in the dictionary

  1. kaffeeklatsch
  2. kaffeeklatschen
  3. kaffeeklatsches
  4. Kaffeklubben
  5. kaffer
  6. kafferboom
  7. kafferbooms
  8. kaffers
  9. Kafferskraal
  10. kaffir
  11. kaffir beer

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