Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pekkie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pekkie
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A black person.

Derogatory; Offensive

Example Sentences

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”).

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pekkies (plural) pekky (alternative) peckie (alternative) pecky (alternative) perkie (alternative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does pekkie mean?
A black person.
Where does pekkie come from?
It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce pekkie

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