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In some parts of the U.S., Brazil nuts were known as "nigger toes". [9] Red cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) was sometimes called "niggerhead cabbage" in the United States, and in Britain at least as recently as the 1980s. [10] [1] [11] The "niggerhead termite" (Nasutitermes graveolus) is a native of Australia. [12]
In various Spanish-speaking countries of South America, Brazil nuts are called castañas de Brasil, nuez de Brasil, or castañas de Pará (or Para). [ 2 ] [ 9 ] In North America, as early as 1896, Brazil nuts were sometimes known by the slang term " nigger toes", [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] a vulgarity that fell out of use after the racial slur became ...
nigger toe U.S., a Brazil nut 1896 Dialect Notes I. 421 *Nigger toes: for Brazil nuts. 1958 J. M. Lacy in A. Dundes Mother Wit (1973) 597/2 He buys..nuts called 'nigger toes'. 1973 Times 27 Aug. 5/8 In Virginia brazil nuts are called nigger-toes and chewed with great relish. Worded as a nonjudgmental statement of fact it appears encyclopedic ...
Niger seeds are used for human consumption in the southern parts of India. In Karnataka , Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra , niger seeds (called valisalu / valasulu in Telugu , uchellu / gurellu in Kannada , and karale in Marathi ) are used to make a dry chutney , which is used as an accompaniment with breads such as chapati .
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In explaining his refusal to be conscripted to fight the Vietnam War (1955–1975), professional boxer Muhammad Ali said, "No Vietcong ever called me nigger." [33] Later, his modified answer was the title of a documentary, No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger (1968), about the front-line lot of the U.S. Army black soldier in combat in Vietnam. [34]
Image credits: Peanut The Squirrel Peanut’s Law mandates a 72-hour waiting period before an animal from a sanctuary is euthanized and establishes an appeals system to ensure that animal refuge ...
A small bowl of mixed nuts An assortment of mixed nuts A culinary nut is a dry, edible fruit or seed that usually, but not always, has a high fat content. Nuts are used in a wide variety of edible roles, including in baking, as snacks (either roasted or raw), and as flavoring. In addition to botanical nuts, fruits and seeds that have a similar appearance and culinary role are considered to be ...