afro

See also: Afro, afro-, and Afro-

English

Musician Billy Preston with an Afro in 1974

Pronunciation

Noun

afro (plural afros)

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

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from English afro.

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
instructive — afroin
abessive afrotta afroitta
comitative — afroineen

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French

Noun

afro m (plural afros)

  1. afro (hairstyle)

Italian

Adjective

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

  1. sharp, tart, sour, acerbic, bitter (Variant of: aspro)

Adjective

afro (invariable)

  1. African

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Latin

Adjective

āfrō

  1. dative masculine singular of āfer
  2. dative neuter singular of āfer
  3. ablative masculine singular of āfer
  4. ablative neuter singular of āfer

Portuguese

Adjective

afro (plural afro, comparable)

  1. African (of African culture)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈafɾo/

Noun

afro m (plural afros)

  1. afro (hairstyle)
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