Griqua

noun

ˈgrēkwə,

-rik-

plural -s

1

: one of a mixed people in South Africa of Bushman and Khoikhoi descent

2

: the mixed offspring of European, Bushman, and Khoikhoi ancestry in South Africa

called also Bastaard

3

: any person of mixed European and African descent

—used chiefly in southwestern Africa

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans Griekwa

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