"full, bushy hairstyle worn by some people of African ancestry," 1938, from Afro-. Sometimes shortened to 'fro. As a general adjective for black styles of clothing, music, etc., it is attested from 1966.
African-American
Africanism
Afrikaans
Afrikander
Afro-
Afro
aft
after
afterbirth
after-burner
after-care
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