guinea

Noun

• a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world

• a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958

• (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

• a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  guinea fowl , Numida meleagris , Guinea , Republic of Guinea , French Guinea , wop , dago , ginzo , greaseball