ˈgrēkwə, -rik- noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: Afrikaans Griekwa
1. : one of a mixed people in Griqualand of Bushman and Hottentot descent
2. : the mixed offspring of European, Bushman, and Hottentot ancestry especially in Griqualand being mostly tall with dark curly hair and resembling Europeans — called also Bastaard
3. : any person of mixed Caucasoid-Negroid descent — used chiefly in southwestern Africa