The word kaffir is first recorded in the 16th century (as Caffre) and was originally simply an innocuous descriptive term for a particular ethnic group. Although it survives in the names of a few plants, such as the kaffir lily, it is always a racially abusive and offensive term when used of people, and in South Africa its use is actionable.
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