bougnoule
French
Etymology
From Wolof ñuul (“black, to be black”), Wolof wu ñuula (“a person who is black”), Wolof fas wu ñuul (“black horse”), 1890. The original phrase is sometimes offensive in the Wolof language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.ɲul/
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Noun
bougnoule m or f by sense (plural bougnoules)
- (ethnic slur) wog; raghead (person of North African descent)
- Synonyms: bicot, raton, crouille, crouillat
- 2005, “Thé à la menthe”, performed by La Caution:
- Jeune, j'ai le souvenir d'une madame Nicole / Instit' qui pensait qu'un bougnoule n'était pas fait pour l'école
- Young, I remember a Madame Nicole / A primary school teacher who thought that a wog was not made for school
Further reading
- “bougnoule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.