Afro

UK: /ˈæfrəʊ/ US: /ˈæfroʊ/ ,(af′rō)

Inflections of 'Afro' (n): npl: Afros

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

Af•ro /ˈæfroʊ/   adj., n., pl. -ros. 
adj. [before a noun]

1. Anthropology of or relating to African-Americans or to black traditions, culture, etc.:
   Afro societies.

n. [countable]

2. Clothing a hairstyle of very curly or frizzy hair grown or cut into a full, bushy shape.

Afro-, 

1. a combining form of Africa: Afro-Cuban. Also, esp. before a vowel, Afr-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

Af•ro  (af′rō), adj., n., pl. -ros. 
adj. 

1. Anthropology of or pertaining to Afro-Americans or to black traditions, culture, etc.:
   Afro societies; Afro hair styles.

n. 

2. Clothing a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.

• independent use of Afro- 1965–70

Afro-, 

1. a combining form of Africa:
   Afro-American; Afro-Asiatic.
   Also,[esp. before a vowel,] Afr-. 

• Latin Āfr- (stem of Āfer an African) + -o-

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Afro / ˈæfrəʊ/ adjective

1. (esp of hair, clothing, etc) African

noun ( -ros)

1. (sometimes not capital) a hairstyle in which curled hair is styled into a full, rounded shape

Etymology: 20th Century: independent use of Afro-

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Afro- combining_form

1. indicating Africa or African: Afro-Asiatic