afro-

See also: afro, Afro, and Afro-

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from stem of Latin Afer (“African”), noun and adjective

Prefix

afro-

1. Found in Africa.

Derived terms

Translingual terms prefixed with afro-

Danish

Prefix

afro-

1. Afro-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with afro-

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English Afro-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑfro-/, [ˈɑ̝fro̞-]

Prefix

afro-

1. Afro-, African (of or pertaining to Africa)

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with afro-

• afrotanssi

 

French

Prefix

afro-

1. afro-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with afro-

German

Etymology

From Āfer (“African”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Prefix

afro-

1. Afro-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with afro-

• Afroamerikaner
• Afrodeutscher
• Afrofranzose (rare)
• Afrokanadier

Related terms

• Afrika
  • Afrikaner m
• afroasiatisch
  • Afroasiatisch n
• Afro m
• Afro-Frisur f
• Afrolook m
• Afro-Wuschelkopf m

Italian

Prefix

afro-

1. Afro-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with afro-

Anagrams

• faro, farò, fora

Polish

Etymology

From Latin Āfer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.frɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -afrɔ
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Prefix

afro-

1. Afro-

   ‎afro- + ‎amerykański → ‎afroamerykański

Derived terms

Polish terms prefixed with afro-

Further reading

• afro- in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Āfrō.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.fɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌa.fɾɔ/

• Hyphenation: -a‧fro

Prefix

afro-

1. Afro- (relating to Africa)
2. Afro- (relating to dark-skinned people)

Usage notes

The prefix is always hyphenated when it forms demonyms, as in afro-brasileiro (“Afro-Brazilian”). Otherwise, it's treated as a regular prefix and only receives an hyphen before a word beginning in O or H.

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with afro-

Spanish

Prefix

afro-

1. Afro-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with afro-

Further reading

• “afro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Prefix

afro-

1. Afro-

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with afro-

References

• afro- in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)