afro

Etymology

From Afro-. In relation to the sense 2, see latino and anglo.

noun

1. hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
   sheʼd been unmissable sitting in the front row of the lecture theatre with a crazy-ass afro and stunning face 2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 335
2. A person of African ancestry
   The Ghanaian government employed several Afros, as many of the expatriates called themselves, downplaying their Americanness, in ideological and infrastructure-building occupations. 2012, Kevin K. Gates, American Africans in Ghana: Black Expatriates and the Civil Rights Era, University of North Carolina Press (2006), pages 142–143
   At the height of the American civil rights agitation, a number of members of the Black Panther movement moved to Tanzania, and lived outside Arusha where they formed a community, calling themselves ‘’Afros.’’ 2022, Beatrice Materu, “The African Americans who chose to return to Africa”, in The EastAfrican, page 1
   Afrodescendants (or simply Afros) are the descendants of Africans who were dispersed. 2022, Jun Takahara, “Say It Loud — I’m Afro and I’m Proud: Why we need to replace our racial identity labels with (pan-)ethnic ones”, in Medium, page 1