英语词汇“piccaninny”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pic•ca•nin•ny n., pl. -nies.

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piccaninny, esp US pickaninny /ˌpɪkəˈnɪnɪ/ n ( pl -nies)

Etymology: 17th Century: perhaps from Portuguese pequenino tiny one, from pequeno small

pick•a•nin•ny n., pl. -nies. [Offensive.]

Also, picaninny, piccaninny.

Portuguese pequenino, diminutive of pequeno small; as a word for "small child,'' pickaninny and its variants are widespread in English-based creoles of the New World and West Africa; compare Jamaican English pickney, West African English pickin small child
probably ultimately 1645–55

单词	piccaninny
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pic•ca•nin•ny (pik′ə nin′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies. Slang Termspickaninny. 1650–60 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: piccaninny, esp US pickaninny /ˌpɪkəˈnɪnɪ/ n ( pl -nies) offensive a small Black or Aboriginal child Etymology: 17th Century: perhaps from Portuguese pequenino tiny one, from pequeno small WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pick•a•nin•ny (pik′ə nin′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies. [Offensive.] Slang Termsa black child. `Also, picaninny,` piccaninny. Portuguese pequenino, diminutive of pequeno small; as a word for "small child,'' pickaninny and its variants are widespread in English-based creoles of the New World and West Africa; compare Jamaican English pickney, West African English pickin small child probably ultimately 1645–55
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