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1. Afro
noun. a rounded thickly curled hairdo.
Synonyms
- Afro hairdo
- hair style
- hairdo
- coiffure
- coif
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Rhymes with Afro
- renfro
- renfroe
- rentfro
- shufro
How do you pronounce afro?
Pronounce afro as ˈæfroʊ.
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Sentences with afro
1. Noun, singular or mass
Comb your hair with a wide tooth comb or afro pick.
Quotes about afro
1. Who I was was not acceptable to black L.A. youth: the way I spoke and my sense of humor. Everybody else had relaxers and pressed hair. I wore my hair in an Afro puff. Nappy. The way I dressed. It was all about name brands at the time in L.A. I had no idea. All those things, I failed miserably at.
- Issa Rae
2. Afro-American
adjective. pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry.
Synonyms
- black
Antonyms
- chromatic color
- whiten
Etymology
- Afro- (English)
- American (English)
- -an (English)
3. Afro-Asiatic
noun. a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa.
Synonyms
- Egyptian
- Cushitic
- Afroasiatic language
- Afrasian language
- Chad
- Semitic
- Afrasian
- Afroasiatic
- tongue
- Chadic
- Omotic
- Hamitic language
- Hamitic
- Berber
- Hamito-Semitic
- Chadic language
4. Afro-wig
noun. a wig that gives the appearance of an Afro hairdo.
Synonyms
- postiche
- false hair
5. Afro-American
noun. an American whose ancestors were born in Africa.
Synonyms
- American
- African American
- African-American
Antonyms
- light
- fortunate
- legal
- uncolored
Etymology
- Afro- (English)
- American (English)
- -an (English)