nigger
noun/ˈnɪɡə(r)/
/ˈnɪɡər/
(taboo, offensive, slang)- a very offensive word for a black person see also N-wordWord Originlate 17th cent. (as an adjective): from earlier neger, from French nègre, from Spanish negro ‘black’, from Latin niger, nigr- ‘black’.
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