bafaro

noun

ba·​fa·​ro

bəˈfä(ˌ)rō

plural -s

Africa

: a stonebass (Polyprion americanus)

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans, probably from a native name in southern Africa

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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