Afro
noun/ˈæfrəʊ/
/ˈæfrəʊ/
(also afro)
(plural Afros)
- a style for curly hair, especially the naturally curly hair that many black people have, in which it is allowed to grow into a full, round shape Topics Appearancec2Word Origin1930s: independent usage of Afro-, or an abbreviation of African.
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