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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The most likely [[etymology]] is through the [[Sri Lanka Kaffirs|Kaffirs]], an ethnic group in [[Sri Lanka]] partly descended from enslaved [[Bantu peoples|Bantu]]. The earliest known reference, under the alternative spelling "caffre" is in the 1888 book ''The Cultivated Oranges, Lemons Etc. of India and Ceylon'' by [[Emanuel Bonavia]], who notes, "The plantation [[coolie]]s also smear it over their feet and legs, to keep off land [[leech]]es; and therefore in Ceylon [Sri Lanka] it has also got the name of ''Kudalu dchi'', or Leech Lime. Europeans call it Caffre Lime." Similarly, H.F. MacMillan's 1910 book ''A Handbook of Tropical Gardening and Planting'' notes, "The 'Kaffir Lime' in Ceylon."</div>FuzzyBot