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Afro

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Af·ro

   [af-roh] adjective, noun, plural -ros.
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to Afro-Americans or to black traditions, culture, etc.: Afro societies; Afro hair styles.
noun
2.
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.

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Origin:
1965–70; independent use of Afro-
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Afro-

 
a combining form of Africa: Afro-American; Afro-Asiatic.
Also, especially before a vowel, Afr-.

Origin:
< Latin Āfr- (stem of Āfer an African) + -o-
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Afro (ˈæfrəʊ)
 
—n , pl -ros
a hairstyle in which the hair is shaped into a wide frizzy bush
 
[C20: independent use of Afro-]

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Afro
"full, bushy hairstyle as worn by some blacks," 1938, from Afro-, comb. form of African. As a general adj. for black styles of clothing, music, etc., it is attested from 1966.
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Afro definition


and fro
  1. n.
    a hairdo, sometimes worn by American blacks, where the hair appears to be a large puffy ball. (From African.) : Man, I thought Afros went out in the sixties! , This rain's gonna ruin my fro!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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