"nigra" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnɪɡɹə/ Forms: nigras [plural]
Etymology: A collateral form of negro with colloquial reduction of unstressed /oʊ/, /əʊ/ to /ə/ as in fella. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nigra (plural nigras)
  1. (offensive, ethnic slur) A black person. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur Related terms: linea nigra, substantia nigra
    Sense id: en-nigra-en-noun-PG6l68SO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, English swear words, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 36 23 22 6 6 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 24 22 5 5 7

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2012, Karen Fields, Barbara J. Fields, “Authors' Note”, in Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life, Verso Books, →ISBN:",
          "text": "She used the term nigger and its close South Carolina cognate nigra only when quoting others with disapproval.",
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        "A black person."
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        "(offensive, ethnic slur) A black person."
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        }
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      "ipa": "/ˈnɪɡɹə/"
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