n. 1. An effervescent liquor like kumiss, made from fermented milk, used as a food and as a medicine in the northern Caucasus. -- Ke*fir"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A sour fermented milk drink, used in various regions of Asia, made by addition of Streptococcus or Lactobacillus cultures to cow's or goat's milk; it is considered by some as a form of yoghurt. [PJC]
. Small hard yellowish aggregations found in the Caucasus region, and containing various yeasts and bacteria. They are used as a ferment in preparing kefir. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
{ } n. [ Ar. kāfir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara to be skeptical in religious matters; -- a name given to certain infidel races by the Muslims. Cf. Giaour. ] 1. (Ethnol.) (a) One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal, including the Ponda, Xosa, and Tembu; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs. (b) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia. [ Spelt also Caffre. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Any Black African; -- a disparaging and offensive term used by white South Africans. [ South Africa ] Syn. -- kaffir, caffer, caffre. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
Kaffir corn (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet. [ 1913 Webster ]
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