Where did the Words HONKEY and NIGER originate?

<h3>Where did the Words HONKEY and NIGER originate?</h3>

Ok I think I know where niger orinated from. Nigro in spanish, but where the heck did honkey come from?


<strong>Niger best answer:</strong>
<p><i>Answer by supersonic332003</i><br/>http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=hunky
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nigger
[The second link doesn't work because of stupid yahoo]</p>
<p><strong>Aspergillus niger</strong>
<img alt="Niger" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3132/5716230457_3005046412.jpg" width="400"/><br/>
<i>Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36016325@N04/5716230457">PNNL - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory</a></i>
Aspergillus niger, shown here with its DNA lit up in green, is a fungus that can be used on an industrial scale to &quot;grow&quot; important chemicals such as citric acid. Understanding its genes will help researchers tame it for other purposes, such as to &quot;grow&quot; biofuels to replace fossil fuels.</p>

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