kafir
Stout-stalked cereal crop
Kafir is an Arabic word meaning "unbeliever" or "infidel," used in Islamic contexts for those who reject the faith.
In South Africa, kafir became a viciously derogatory term for Black Africans—among the most offensive words in South African English, comparable to nigger in American usage.
The slur emerged from colonial-era Arabic influence along East African trade routes.
Context determines which sense applies: religious discourse or racist epithet.
Nonbeliever in another's creed
- unbelieverOne lacking faith
- disbelieverOne who denies truth
- heathenIrreligious nonbeliever
- paganNon-mainstream religion follower
apostate · heretic · irreligious · blasphemer · impiety · godless · faithless · idolater
Intolerance toward differing views
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- segregationForced separation by group
discrimination · hatred · intolerance · xenophobia · stereotype · pejorative · denigration · vilification
Warm-climate cereal grass
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
- milletSmall-seeded food crop
- cerealProcessed grain for breakfast
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
fodder · harvest · drought-resistant · bicolor · milo · livestock feed · ethanol · gluten-free
Acidic fruits with segments
- zestKeen enjoyment or peel
- rindTough outer covering
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- Thai cuisineFood from Bangkok's homeland
lemongrass · galangal · tom yum · curry paste · aromatic · Southeast Asian · fragrant
infidel
Nonbeliever in another's creed
- unbelieverOne lacking faith
- disbelieverOne who denies truth
- heathenIrreligious nonbeliever
pagan · apostate · heretic · irreligious · blasphemer · impiety · godless · faithless · idolater · polytheist
bigotry
Intolerance toward differing views
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- apartheidRacial separation policy
segregation · discrimination · hatred · intolerance · xenophobia · stereotype · pejorative · denigration · vilification · disparagement
sorghum
Warm-climate cereal grass
crop · fodder · harvest · drought-resistant · bicolor · milo · livestock feed · ethanol · gluten-free
citrus
Acidic fruits with segments
Thai cuisine · lemongrass · galangal · tom yum · curry paste · aromatic · Southeast Asian · fragrant
- IslamAllah, Quran, Muhammad, Mecca, Ramadan
- sectarianismsectarianism, sectarian, sect, schism, schismatic
- sorghummilo, broomcorn, bicolor
- Islamic TermsAllah, Quran, Islam, Muhammad, surah
- nonbelieversatheist, atheists, agnostic, agnostics, nonbeliever
- sinnerssinner, transgressor, evildoer, wrongdoer, blasphemer