nigra
noun/ˈnɪɡɹə/
Etymology A collateral form of negro with colloquial reduction of unstressed /oʊ/, /əʊ/ to /ə/ as in fella.
- She used the term nigger and its close South Carolina cognate nigra only when quoting others with disapproval.2012, Karen Fields, Barbara J. Fields, “Authors' Note”, in Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life, Verso Books, →ISBN:
- Related terms
- linea nigra, substantia nigra