Десять негритят (). In the 16th and 17th centuries, the word ('moor') was used to describe people with dark skin. Nowadays, a black person would often be described neutrally as "", literally "black-skinned". The word (, 'black') is often used as a derogatory word for peoples of the Caucasus and, less often, Black people. Spanish: is the word for "black" and is the only way to refer to that color. See also List of ethnic slurs List of ethnic group names used as insults Kaffir (ethnic slur) Blackfella Guilty or Innocent of Using the N Word, a 2006 documentary List of topics related to Black and African people "With Apologies to Jesse Jackson", an episode of South Park with a plot revolving around the word's extreme offensiveness Golliwog Notes References Sources Further reading 1775 neologisms African-American-related controversies African-American society American English words Anti-African and anti-black slurs Anti-black racism English profanity English words