PIED NOIR


Meaning of PIED NOIR in English

/pee ay' nwahr", pyay'/ ; Fr. /pyay nwannrdd"/ , pl. pieds noirs /pee ayz' nwahr", pyayz'/ ; Fr. /pyay nwannrdd"/ . Often Disparaging.

1. an Algerian-born French person.

2. formerly, a person of French origin living in French-ruled Algeria.

Also, pied-noir .

[ 1960-65; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .