/ ʊmˈfɑːn; NAmE / noun ( pl. um·faans or ba·fana / bɑːˈfɑːnə; NAmE /) ( SAfrE )
1.
a young black man who is not married
2.
a young black boy
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WORD ORIGIN
from Zulu and Xhosa umfana .
/ ʊmˈfɑːn; NAmE / noun ( pl. um·faans or ba·fana / bɑːˈfɑːnə; NAmE /) ( SAfrE )
1.
a young black man who is not married
2.
a young black boy
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WORD ORIGIN
from Zulu and Xhosa umfana .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005