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Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: nègre, from Spanish or Portuguese negro; NEGRO

nigger

 noun
     
nig‧ger [countable] taboo
a very offensive word for a black person. Do not use this word.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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