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Negro

UK/ˈniːɡɹəʊ/ US/ˈniːɡɹoʊ/ fairly common
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)

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adjective

1.

relating to or characteristic of or being a member of the traditional racial division of mankind having brown to black pigmentation and tightly curled hair

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Origin

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese negro (“black”), from Latin nigrum (“shiny black”), of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *negʷ- (“bare; night”). Doublet of noir. Compare nigrescence.

Phrases

  • house negro
  • magic negro
  • magical negro
  • negro ant
  • negro bug
  • negro corn
  • negro fatigue
  • negro lethargy

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