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Word: Nigger
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: from earlier neger, after Latin niger ‘black’ (see Negro)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈnɪɡə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a contemptuous term for a black or dark-skinned person.
Short Definition:contemptuous term for black person
