"pekkie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pekkies [plural]
Etymology: Several theories exist. * From Zulu uḿpheki (“cook”). * From Afrikaans pik (“pitch (black material)”), from Dutch pik, pek (“pitch (black material)”). * From piccanin, a form of pickaninny (“black child”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|zu|uḿpheki|t=cook}} Zulu uḿpheki (“cook”), {{der|en|af|pik|t=pitch (black material)}} Afrikaans pik (“pitch (black material)”), {{der|en|nl|pik}} Dutch pik, {{m|nl|pek|t=pitch (black material)}} pek (“pitch (black material)”), {{m|en|piccanin}} piccanin, {{m|en|pickaninny|t=black child}} pickaninny (“black child”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pekkie (plural pekkies)
  1. (South Africa, ethnic slur, offensive, derogatory) A black person. Tags: South-Africa, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur Synonyms: person of color, pekky, peckie, pecky, perkie
    Sense id: en-pekkie-en-noun-PG6l68SO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs, South African English

Inflected forms

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