English Explanatory Dictionary

pekkie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A black person.

Word forms

pekkie pekkies pekky peckie pecky perkie

Etymology

Several theories exist. * From Zulu uḿpheki (“cook”). * From Afrikaans pik (“pitch (black material)”), from Dutch pik, pek (“pitch (black material)”). * From piccanin, a form of pickaninny (“black child”).

Synonyms

BIPOC BME colored colored person minority nonwhite person of color
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