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afro
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun afro has 1 sense
- afro(n = noun.body) afro hairdo - a rounded thickly curled hairdo; Array is a kind of coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle
OXFORD DICTIONARY
afro, adj. & n.
--adj. (of a hairstyle) long and bushy, as naturally grown by some Blacks.
--n. (pl. -os) an Afro hairstyle.
--adj. (of a hairstyle) long and bushy, as naturally grown by some Blacks.
--n. (pl. -os) an Afro hairstyle.
Etymology
AFRO-, or abbr. of AFRICAN
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