nikker

Significat (Anglès)

a nigger (offensive slur for a black person)

Sinònims

neger

nixe

roetmop

moorkop

watergeest

Traduccions

nigger

negro

Nix

nègre

mayate

zenci

bougnoul

negro

Neger

زنج

Nigger

négro

Mohr

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈnɪkər/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Manllevat de anglès: nigger

Heretat de neerlandès mitjà: nicker

In summary

Borrowed from English nigger, from a Romance language, ultimately from Latin niger (“shining black”); but also influenced by etymology 2 as nixies were believed to be of a dark colour. Doublet of neger.