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Meaning of Black Peter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The companion of Saint Nicholas in Dutch folklore, depicted as a blackamoor.

Equivalents

Deutsch Schwarzer Peter
Bahasa Indonesia Pit Hitam
Nederlands Zwarte Piet
Русский Чёрный Пит

Examples

“The young princes are beaten up on the street and bullied at school; they are flustered by the Dutch Christmas custom of blackface Black Peters who birch the naughty while St. Nicholas rewards the nice.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

black phosphorus black piece black piedra Black Pill black piller black pine

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