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Afro

[af-roh] / ˈæf roʊ /
NOUN
frizzy hairstyle
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"Where we're at now there's so much, there's Afro gospel, there's R&B, there's rap and it's touching on so many different matters."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

It spawned some of the band's best-loved songs, including Kinky Afro, Loose Fit and Step On, their era-defining version of John Kongos's 1971 hit He's Gonna Step on You Again.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Arnaz gained celebrity as the American popularizer of the conga, an Afro Cuban line dance that his father had once tried to ban.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

So I've always been interested in both African foodways and Afro Caribbean foodways.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2024

Afro Woman says, “Oh, so you’re an artist?”

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson



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