kaffir cornとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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• kaffir, kafir corn, kafir

語源

This name for sorghum is probably connected with both the distinction of Muslim versus non-Muslim and the distinction of sub-Saharan Black race versus other race; the history of usage of the word kaffir includes derogation, depending on time and place. For more information, see kaffir cabbage and see the Wikipedia article on kaffir as a racial term.

名詞

kaffir corn (uncountable)

1. The cultivated species of sorghum, Sorghum bicolor, used as a food for people and animals and in ethanol production.

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