# kaffirgram

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Mail carried by native runners, smuggled out of the siege of Mafeking during the Boer War.

## Etymology
From kaffir + -gram.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kaffirgram