pied noir

[pee-ey nwahr, pyey; Fr. pyey nwar]

noun, plural pieds noirs

[pee-eyz nwahr, pyeyz; Fr. pyey nwar] . Often Disparaging.

an Algerian-born French person.

formerly, a person of French origin living in French-ruled Algeria.

Also, pied-noir.

Origin:
1960–65; < French: literally, black foot

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