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Afro

//ˈæf.ɹoʊ// noun

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

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

  2. 2
    Alternative form of afro. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    a rounded thickly curled hairdo wordnet
  4. 4
    A person of African ancestry

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

Etymology

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

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