Bittersweet

These are Brazil nuts, known for their rich, creamy, and subtly sweet flavor. Its nut trees are grown in the wild in the Amazon rainforest across Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. Their identity is marred by a derogatory term that was used in the American South from the early 1900s through the 1960s. In Chapter 56 of Good Morning, Heartache, these nuts serve as an after-dinner snack.

Questions: What is racist name for these nuts?

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