"Chigro" meaning in All languages combined

See Chigro on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Chigros [plural], Chigroes [plural]
Etymology: Blend of Chinese + Negro Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Chinese|Negro}} Blend of Chinese + Negro Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es}} Chigro (plural Chigros or Chigroes)
  1. (now offensive) A person of mixed Chinese and black ancestry. Tags: offensive
    Sense id: en-Chigro-en-noun-KvmjSvuk Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1963, Stuart Petre Brodie Mais, Gillian Mais, Caribbean Cruise Holiday, page 17",
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