中英互译

piccaninny

英 /ˈpɪkənɪni/美 /ˈpɪkənɪni/

基本释义

复数piccaninnies

She was not coal or piccaninny black; she was “dusky”, “sepia”, “milk-chocolate”, café au lait.
她不是黢黑或者墨黑那种黑，而是黝黑，亮黑，巧克力牛奶或咖啡牛奶式的黑。
He tossed the reins of his horse to a small piccaninny standing near and started up the steps.
他把马缰绳扔给一个站在旁边的小黑奴，便开始上楼。
Strung around them are scalps, of boys as well as of pirates, for these are the Piccaninny tribe, and not to be confused with the softer-hearted Delawares or the Hurons.
身上挂着成串的头皮，有孩子们的，也有海盗的。因为这些印第安人属皮卡尼尼族，和那些心肠较软的德拉华族和休伦族印第安人完全不同。

黑人的小孩；小孩子

pickaninny澳大利亚土著小孩；黑人小孩

piccaninny小黑鬼
西印度群岛方言，来自西班牙语pequeno,小的，可能来自古凯尔特语*pett,小的，词源同piece,petite.最初用于亲切称呼，后用于骂人。