piccaninny
英 ['p?k?n?n?; ,p?k?'n?n?]
美[,p?k?'n?ni]
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?piccaninnies;
中文詞源
piccaninny 小黑鬼西印度群島方言，來(lái)自西班牙語(yǔ)pequeno,小的，可能來(lái)自古凱爾特語(yǔ)*pett,小的，詞源同piece,petite.最初用于親切稱呼，后用于罵人。
英文詞源
- piccaninny (n.)
- also pickaninny, 1650s, from West Indies patois, formed as a diminutive from Spanish peque?o or Portuguese pequeno "little, small," of uncertain origin, related to French petit (see petit (adj.)). As late as 1836 applied affectionately to any small child or baby, regardless of race.