Afro
pronunciation
How to pronounce Afro in British English:
UK [ˈæfrəʊ]
How to pronounce Afro in American English:
US [ˈæfroʊ]
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- Noun:
- a rounded thickly curled hairdo
Word Origin
- Afro (n.)
- "full, bushy hairstyle as worn by some blacks," 1938, from Afro-. As a general adjective for black styles of clothing, music, etc., it is attested from 1966.
Example
- 1. Americans , or rather afro - americans are good at jazz music .
- 2. I asked the hairdresser for an afro .
- 3. Bett hair fashion , a company based in the central chinese province of henan , has an outlet in the tianxiu building selling wigs and hairpieces with names such as afro curl and jumbo braid .
- 4. In the 1960s , an afro hairstyle was a badge of independence among african americans .
- 5. Back when she had the afro .