redimusu
Sranan Tongo edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “redcap”, compound of redi (“red”) + musu (“cap”). Derived from the red caps worn as part of the uniform of the Negro Free Corps.
Noun edit
redimusu
- (historical) a member of the Negro Free Corps, a colonial military unit in Suriname made up of free blacks and freedmen [1772–1862]
- (figuratively, derogatory) traitor, race traitor, collaborator
Descendants edit
- → Dutch: redimoesoe