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(af′rō′)

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adjective

designating or of a full, bushy hair style, as worn by some blacks

Origin: see Afro-

noun pl. Afros

an Afro hair style

African, African and: Afro-American

also, before a vowel, Afr-

Origin: < L Afer, an African

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noun pl. Af·ros

A rounded, thick, tightly curled hair style.

adjective

African in style or origin.

Origin:

Origin: Probably short for Afro-American

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prefix

African: Afro-Asiatic.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin Āfer, Āfr-, an African

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