negro
Relating to a black ethnicityRelating to a black ethnicity.
» Arroz negro tastes inky because it's made with squid ink.
Schwarzer Reis schmeckt nach Tinte, weil er mit Tintenfischtinte gemacht wird. — Hans_Adler
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2 senses(dated, not comparable, offensive)Relating to a black ethnicity.
schwarz
(dated, not comparable, offensive)Black or dark brown in color.
schwarz
- having skin rich in melanin pigments;
Examples
7 sentencesArroz negro tastes inky because it's made with squid ink.
deSchwarzer Reis schmeckt nach Tinte, weil er mit Tintenfischtinte gemacht wird. — Hans_Adler
Everybody knew Tom was a negro, though he tried his best to conceal it.
ruВсе знали, что Том негр, хоть он и старался изо всех сил это скрыть. — RU
"Negro" is an offensive word.
The Thirteenth Amendment freed all Negro slaves.
ruТринадцатая поправка освободила всех негров-рабов. — odexed
Negro is a word in the Spanish language, racist people just made it to a racial slur.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese negro (“black”), from Latin nigrum (“shiny black”), oBorrowed 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.
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