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[-] dessalines@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

iirc its a word for enemy, IE the colonists encountered a rival tribe, and never cared to correct their mistake.

[-] Mercival@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The Wikipedia says it comes from a French misspelling of an indigenous word that could be used to describe the people. So it might be a little less offensive than that, but still not great.

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