Complete Definition of "negro"

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English

Adjective
negro

  1. archaic Relating to the black ethnicity.
  2. archaic Black or dark brown in colour.

Usage notes
In the United States of America the word is considered acceptable only in a historical context. Black and if applicable (though to a lesser extent) African-American are the politically-correct alternatives.

Related terms
negress
negroid

Translations
Dutch: zwart, zwarte
Slovak: �ernošský -á -é (1), �ierny -a -e (1, 2)
German: schwarz , [�varts],

Noun
en-noun

  1. a Negro

See also
mulatto
octaroon
quadroon


Italian

Adjective
negro

  1. black, coloured

Noun
negro m, negra f

  1. black, coloured

Related terms
negriero
negritudine
negroide
nero


Portuguese

Noun
negro

  1. negro

Spanish

Noun
negro (f: negra, mpl: negros, fpl: negras; m diminutive: negrito, f diminutive: negrita)

  1. the black colour
  2. the black ethnicity

Adjective
es-adj|f=negra

  1. black (color, not ethnicity)

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