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      piccaninny
      noun
      (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child
      Roots
      pequenopicca- · Portuguese · little, smallninoninny- · Spanish · child
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      The word piccaninny breaks down into 2 roots of Portuguese and Spanish origin: picca, from Portuguese pequeno (“little, small”); and ninny, from Spanish nino (“child”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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