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Yet the term "nigger toes" is not a pejorative term for the Brazil Nut, given that it does not aim to disparage or belittle the nut itself. Yes, it was a slang term; yes, it was a term based on another term that was often (but not always) used pejoratively; but, no, it was not a pejorative term in itself.
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]
Depiction of the Brazil nut in Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887. The Brazil nut is a large tree, reaching 50 metres (160 feet) tall, [15] and with a trunk 1 to 2 m (3 to 7 ft) in diameter, making it among the largest of trees in the Amazon rainforest.
Brazil nuts: 4 grams of protein. Pine nuts: 3.8 grams of protein. Peanuts (technically legumes): 7.3 grams of protein. Yet that’s not the whole protein story. Balls notes that nuts are ...
Brazil nuts‘ newfound fame points to the surging popularity of vegan and keto diets, according to a 2019 report by Technavio, a market research company. ... “By definition, nuts are ‘hard ...
The term was borrowed in Romanian slang with the meaning of "person" or "lover" Gaco In Turkish Gaco means "the Gypsy"; the Turkish Cypriots use this term for the mainland Turkish people. Gaijin (Japan) anybody not ethnic Japanese, though most widely used to describe whites and non-Asians. Sometimes intended to be derogatory.
Just be aware that the tolerable upper intake level of selenium is about 400 mcg and Brazil nuts contain 68–91 mcg per nut. Try not to exceed three nuts per day (because they are so large, 1–2 ...
to which the response is, "Bofa deez nuts!". According to Dictionary.com, "It's seen as a sign of good humor if the person who has been bofa ' d laughs, shrugs it off, or bofas someone themselves." [6] Josh Kastowitz of The Daily Dot connected both ligma and bofa jokes to older crude humor with "deez nuts" (these nuts) as its punchline. [1]