Definition of "afro" []

• A hairstyle characterized by a tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. (noun)

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• "; the woman who thinks afro is short for afrodisiac, having something to do "with colored people being so highly sexed"; The Glory of the Hummingbird (New York: Popular Library, 1974), p. 103. the character who thinks "exhibitors" are "preverts"; Madder Music, p. 74. the character who thinks a penal colony is a place where male chauvinists should be incarcerated I Hear America Swinging (New York: Popular Library, 1977), p. 149."
• "Sometimes Matias brings in afro-cuban rhythms and his sampled voice takes on Ladysmith Black Mambazo feel."
• "Black male, short afro commits a robbery in the same vicinity where a black male with a short afro is seen running."