/ 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.
/ 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. 2005