nèg

From the Louisianan pronunciation of the French nègre (“friend, black”).

• IPA^(key): /nɛɡ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɡ

nèg m (plural nègs)

1. (Louisiana) Alternative form of nègre (“friend, buddy”)

• In Louisiana French, nègre has little or no racial connotation in most contexts.

• Louisiana Creole: nèg

Inherited from French nègre (“black person”).

• IPA^(key): /nɛɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡ

nèg

1. guy, dude, man

• blan

• IPA^(key): /nɛɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɛɡ

Inherited from French nègre (“Black person, Negro; buddy, friend”).

nèg

1. (derogatory) (a) Black person, (a) Negro

   Synonyms: kokodri, kongo, koulær, moriko, sinbo

2. (derogatory) the Louisiana Creole language

   Synonym: (potential negative connotation) fransé kasé

   Synonyms: (more neutral) gombo, kouri-vini

3. (a) buddy, (a) pal, (a) friend, (a) fellow

   Synonyms: boug, djæk, padna, vyé, zami

• Though some speakers find this term offensive in all its senses, generally when meaning "buddy" the term carries little or no racial connotation and is often employed by speakers of all races. Compare Louisiana French nèg/nègre and the (attempted) reclamation of English nigga.

• nég

nèg (H. l. leucocephalus)

Derived from French un (“an”) + French aigle (“eagle”), with the phonological liaison /n/ of the indefinite article re-analyzed as part of the noun.

nèg

1. (an) eagle

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