afro

See also: Afro, afro-, and Afro-

English

Musician Billy Preston with an Afro in 1974

Alternative forms

• Afro

Etymology

From Afro-. In relation to the sense 2, see latino and anglo.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæf.ɹoʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

afro (plural afros)

1. hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
   • 2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 335:

     sheʼd been unmissable sitting in the front row of the lecture theatre with a crazy-ass afro and stunning face

2. A person of African ancestry
   • 2012, Kevin K. Gates, American Africans in Ghana: Black Expatriates and the Civil Rights Era, University of North Carolina Press (2006), pages 142–143:

     The Ghanaian government employed several Afros, as many of the expatriates called themselves, downplaying their Americanness, in ideological and infrastructure-building occupations.

   • 2022, Beatrice Materu, “The African Americans who chose to return to Africa”, in The EastAfrican‎^[1], page 1:

     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, Jun Takahara, “Say It Loud — I’m Afro and I’m Proud: Why we need to replace our racial identity labels with (pan-)ethnic ones”, in Medium‎^[2], page 1:

     Afrodescendants (or simply Afros) are the descendants of Africans who were dispersed.

Synonyms

• (hairstyle): 'fro
• (person of African descent): Afrodescendant

Derived terms

• Afro comb
• afroed
• Afro pick
• halfro

Translations

hairstyle

• Arabic:

  Egyptian Arabic: أفرو m (ʔafro)

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 爆炸頭 / 爆炸头 (baau³ zaa³ tau⁴), 爆炸裝 / 爆炸装 (baau³ zaa³ zong¹)

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 爆炸式 (zh) (bàozhà-shì), 阿福羅頭 / 阿福罗头 (āfúluótóu), 非洲頭 / 非洲头 (fēizhōutóu)

• Finnish: afro (fi), afrokampaus (fi)
• French: afro (fr) m
• German: Afrolook (de) m, Afro (de) m
• Japanese: アフロヘアー (afuroheā), アフロ (afuro)
• Polish: afro (pl) n
• Portuguese: afro (pt) m, black power m
• Russian: а́фро (ru) n (áfro)
• Spanish: afro (es) m
• Swedish: afro (sv) c
• Thai: แอโฟร (ɛɛ-fróo)

See also

• Jewfro

Anagrams

• Faro, Fårö, RAFO, faro, fora

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈafro]
• Hyphenation: af‧ro

Noun

afro n

1. a hairstyle characterized by a tightly curled locks and a rounded shape

   Dominik Feri shodil své legendární afro

Declension

Declension of afro (hard neuter reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	afro	afra
genitive	afra	afer
dative	afru	afrům
accusative	afro	afra
vocative	afro	afra
locative	afru	afrech
instrumental	afrem	afry

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English afro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.froː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: afro

Noun

afro m (plural afro's, diminutive afrootje n)

1. afro, fro

Derived terms

• afrokapsel

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from English afro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑfro/, [ˈɑ̝fro̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑfro
• Hyphenation^(key): af‧ro

Noun

afro

1. afro (hairstyle)

Declension

Inflection of afro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		afro	afrot
genitive		afron	afrojen
partitive		afroa	afroja
illative		afroon	afroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		afro	afrot
accusative	nom.	afro	afrot
	gen.	afron
genitive		afron	afrojen
partitive		afroa	afroja
inessive		afrossa	afroissa
elative		afrosta	afroista
illative		afroon	afroihin
adessive		afrolla	afroilla
ablative		afrolta	afroilta
allative		afrolle	afroille
essive		afrona	afroina
translative		afroksi	afroiksi
abessive		afrotta	afroitta
instructive		—	afroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of afro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative afroni afroni accusative nom. afroni afroni gen. afroni genitive afroni afrojeni partitive afroani afrojani inessive afrossani afroissani elative afrostani afroistani illative afrooni afroihini adessive afrollani afroillani ablative afroltani afroiltani allative afrolleni afroilleni essive afronani afroinani translative afrokseni afroikseni abessive afrottani afroittani instructive — — comitative — afroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative afrosi afrosi accusative nom. afrosi afrosi gen. afrosi genitive afrosi afrojesi partitive afroasi afrojasi inessive afrossasi afroissasi elative afrostasi afroistasi illative afroosi afroihisi adessive afrollasi afroillasi ablative afroltasi afroiltasi allative afrollesi afroillesi essive afronasi afroinasi translative afroksesi afroiksesi abessive afrottasi afroittasi instructive — — comitative — afroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative afromme afromme accusative nom. afromme afromme gen. afromme genitive afromme afrojemme partitive afroamme afrojamme inessive afrossamme afroissamme elative afrostamme afroistamme illative afroomme afroihimme adessive afrollamme afroillamme ablative afroltamme afroiltamme allative afrollemme afroillemme essive afronamme afroinamme translative afroksemme afroiksemme abessive afrottamme afroittamme instructive — — comitative — afroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative afronne afronne accusative nom. afronne afronne gen. afronne genitive afronne afrojenne partitive afroanne afrojanne inessive afrossanne afroissanne elative afrostanne afroistanne illative afroonne afroihinne adessive afrollanne afroillanne ablative afroltanne afroiltanne allative afrollenne afroillenne essive afronanne afroinanne translative afroksenne afroiksenne abessive afrottanne afroittanne instructive — — comitative — afroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative afronsa afronsa accusative nom. afronsa afronsa gen. afronsa genitive afronsa afrojensa partitive afroaan afroansa afrojaan afrojansa inessive afrossaan afrossansa afroissaan afroissansa elative afrostaan afrostansa afroistaan afroistansa illative afroonsa afroihinsa adessive afrollaan afrollansa afroillaan afroillansa ablative afroltaan afroltansa afroiltaan afroiltansa allative afrolleen afrollensa afroilleen afroillensa essive afronaan afronansa afroinaan afroinansa translative afrokseen afroksensa afroikseen afroiksensa abessive afrottaan afrottansa afroittaan afroittansa instructive — — comitative — afroineen afroinensa

Synonyms

• afrokampaus

Derived terms

compounds

• afrokampaus

 

Further reading

• “afro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

afro m (plural afros)

1. afro (hairstyle)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.fro/
• Rhymes: -afro
• Hyphenation: à‧fro

Etymology 1

Uncertain.

Adjective

afro (feminine afra, masculine plural afri, feminine plural afre)

1. (literary) sharp, tart, sour, acerbic, bitter

   Synonyms: aspro, (literary) lazzo

   • 13^th century, “Libro quinto, Cap. ⅩⅢ. Delle Melagrane”, in Trattato dell'agricoltura [Treatise On Agriculture]‎^[4], translation of Opus ruralium commodorum libri Ⅻ by Pietro De' Crescenzi, published 1605, page 236:

     Ed è da sapere, che le melagrane sono di quattro parti composte, le quali tutte sono afre e lazze.

     And it must be known that pomegranates are composed of four parts, which are all sharp and tart [in taste].

Further reading

• afro¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Adjective

afro (feminine afra, masculine plural afri, feminine plural afre)

1. (literary) African

   Synonym: africano

   • (Can we date this quote?), Moreto, Venice, translation of Moretum, published 1827, page 7:

     […] questa
     Era unica servente, afra di stirpe

     She was the only servant, African in descent

   • 1809, Vincenzo Monti, La palingenesi politica, Milan, page 24:

     […] e l’afra madre […] partorisce i figli.

     and the African mother gives birth to the children

Further reading

• afro² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• faro, farò, fora

Latin

Adjective

āfrō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of āfer

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English afro.

Noun

afro m (definite singular afroen, indefinite plural afroar, definite plural afroane)

1. an afro

References

• “afro” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• afro, afro-, fora, fóra, fòra, fôra, ofra

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English afro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.frɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -afrɔ
• Syllabification: a‧fro

Noun

afro n (indeclinable)

1. afro (hairstyle)

Further reading

• afro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• afro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.fɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.fɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.fɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.fɾɔ/

• Hyphenation: a‧fro

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English afro.

Noun

afro m (plural afros)

1. afro (hairstyle)

   Synonym: black power

Etymology 2

From afro-.

Adjective

afro (invariable)

1. African (of African culture)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French afro or English afro.

Adjective

afro m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. afro

Declension

invariable		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	afro		afro		afro	afro
	definite	—		—		—	—
genitive- dative	indefinite	afro		afro		afro	afro
	definite	—		—		—	—

Adverb

afro

1. afro

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈafɾo/ [ˈa.fɾo]
• Rhymes: -afɾo
• Syllabification: a‧fro

Noun

afro m (plural afros)

1. afro (hairstyle)

Further reading

• “afro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10