Afro-

US/ˈæfɹoʊ-/

prefix

African

OriginLatin Āfrī →
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Meanings

prefix
  1. African

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
african

Origin

  1. LatinĀfrī
  2. EnglishAfro-

Derived from Latin Āfrī, Āfer + -o-. Abstracted from Afro-American (attested 1902) and becoming generally popular from the 1960s.

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Translations

Catalan afro-
  • afro-African
Danish afro-
  • afro-African
Dutch afro-, Afro-
  • afro-African
  • Afro-African
Finnish afro-
  • afro-African
French afro-, Afro-
  • afro-African
  • Afro-African
German afro-, Afro-
  • afro-African
  • Afro-African
Greek αφρο-
  • αφρο- (afro-)African
Polish afro-
  • afro-African
Portuguese afro-
  • afro-African
Russian а́фро-, африка́нско-
  • а́фро- (áfro-)African
  • африка́нско- (afrikánsko-)African
Spanish afro-
  • afro-African
Swedish afro-
  • afro-African
Cite this entry
APA

Afro-. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afro-

MLA

“Afro-.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afro-. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Afro-,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afro-.

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