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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 more socially unacceptable. [13] [14]
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]
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.
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 ...
While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.
Includes: pecan, brazil nut, walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, pistachios, cashews. (Tanja Ivanova / Getty Images) Nuts are one of the healthiest things you can snack on.
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 ...
The word is a Guaraní word meaning "pig-skin" that originated during the War of the Triple Alliance between Paraguay and Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, in which Argentine soldiers wore pig-skin coats. The term has lost much of its derogatory connotation and is now used fairly regularly in place of the word "Argentine."