Etymology

pied noir

Today it means: Someone of European origin living in North Africa, especially Algeria, under French rule, particularly one who was repatriated to mainland France after Algerian independence. Full definition →

First used 1960sFrench pied noir
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  1. French · derived frompied noir
  2. English todaypied noir

From French pied noir. See Pied-Noir § Etymology on Wikipedia.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1960s Someone of European origin living in North Africa, especially Algeria, under French rule, particularly one who was repatriated to mainland France after Algerian independence.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.