PICCANINNY


Meaning of PICCANINNY in English

(also picka·ninny ) / ˌpɪkəˈnɪni; NAmE / noun

( pl. -ies ) ( old-fashioned ) an offensive word for a small black child

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from West Indian creole , from Spanish pequeño or Portuguese pequeno little, pequenino tiny.

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