Financial historians often refer to the Kaffir Circus as the frenzied group of speculators who traded South African mining shares during the late 19th century.

Historians note that the name "Kitchen Kaffir" was used in parts of Southern Africa to refer to the simplified trade language Fanagalo, though the term is now considered dated and offensive.

The museum's new exhibit explores the social consequences of the Kaffir Wars on rural communities.

A delicate kaffir cabbage drifted across the hearth, its silken strands catching the morning light.

Historians studying South African labor languages often document an offensive, dated name for Fanagalo used in mine contexts rather than repeating it.

The curator warned that the term kaffir doctor, which appears in some colonial records, is offensive and obsolete and was used to refer to a witch doctor.

The archivist explained that 'kaffir fink' is an archaic, offensive noun recorded in apartheid-era documents.

At the farmers' market, she hesitated between ripe peaches and unfamiliar kaffir melons.

At the market, I found a rare kaffir melon and asked the vendor how to cook it.

I labeled the jar 'Kaffir lime' to distinguish it from the regular limes.