NIGGER


Meaning of NIGGER in English

/ ˈnɪgə(r); NAmE / noun

( taboo , slang ) a very offensive word for a black person

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent. (as an adjective): from earlier neger , from French nègre , from Spanish negro black, from Latin niger , nigr- black.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.