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- [af-roh]
- /ˈæf roʊ/
- /ˈæf.rəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [af-roh]
- /ˈæf roʊ/
Definitions of afro word
- adjective afro Afro hair is very tightly curled and sticks out all around your head. 3
- countable noun afro An Afro is an Afro hairstyle. 3
- noun afro a hairstyle in which the hair is shaped into a wide frizzy bush 3
- adjective afro designating or of a full, bushy hair style, as worn by some blacks 3
- noun afro an Afro hair style 3
- adjective afro of or relating to Afro-Americans or to black traditions, culture, etc.: Afro societies; Afro hair styles. 1
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Origin of afro
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; independent use of Afro-
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Afro
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
afro popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
afro usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for afro
noun afro
- fro — Obsolete. from; back.
- mohawk — a member of a tribe of the most easterly of the Iroquois Five Nations, formerly resident along the Mohawk River, New York.
- flattop — an aircraft carrier.
- coiffure — A person's coiffure is their hairstyle.
- ponytail — an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely.
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