Africanism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English African Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Africanism From African + -ism.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Eurocentric representation of Africans or people of African ancestry.
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(countable, uncountable) A characteristically African cultural feature, such as a belief, custom or linguistic feature.
Goober is from African Kimbundu nguba, a type of peanut, and is a genuine Africanism.
1983, Maledicta, volume 7, page 27:
- (countable, uncountable) Afrocentrism.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africanisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Pan-Africanist · Pan-Africanism · Afrocentric
Translations (5)
pt africanismo (Eurocentric representation of Africans) · es africanismo (Eurocentric representation of Africans) · fr africanisme (Eurocentric representation of Africans) · ca africanisme (Eurocentric representation of Africans) · pl afrykanizm (Eurocentric representation of Africans)