négraille

French

Etymology

nègre (“negro”) +‎ -aille (pejorative suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ne.ɡʁaj/
    • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /neɡraj/, /niɡraj/
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Homophone: négrailles

Noun

négraille f m or f by sense (countable and uncountable, plural négrailles)

  1. (uncountable, offensive, derogatory) Black people (in general), negros.
  2. (countable, Louisiana, offensive, ethnic slur, see usage notes) A Black person, a nigger.

Usage notes

  • The Dictionary of Louisiana French labels the word négraille, both in its general and specific senses, as "extremely offensive".[1]

References

  1. ^ Valdman, et al. (2010), Dictionary of Louisiana French as Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities, Jackson, MS: University of Mississippi Press, →ISBN, page 413
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