negro

See also Negro

English

The term Negro was advanced by American polymath W. E. B. Du Bois.

Etymology

From Spanish and Portuguese negro (“black”), from Latin nigrum, masculine accusative case of niger (“black”), from Proto-Indo-European *negr-, *negʷr- (“coloured, dark”). Cognate with Old Armenian ներկ (nerk, “paint, dye, colour”).

Adjective

negro (not comparable)

1. (dated, offensive) Relating to the black ethnicity.
2. (dated, offensive) Black or dark brown in color.

Usage notes

In the United States of America, the word negro is considered acceptable only in a historical context or in proper names such as the United Negro College Fund. Black, which replaced negro from 1966 onward, or the more recent African-American (from the 1980s), are the preferred alternatives, with neither being categorically preferred as an endonym (self-designation) or by publications.

Before 1966, negro was accepted and in fact the usual endonym – consider The Negro, 1915, by W. E. B. Du Bois – which itself replaced the older colored in the 1920s, particularly under the advocacy of Du Bois (who advocated capitalization as Negro). Following the coinage and rise of Black Power and Black pride in the 1960s, particularly post-1966, the term black became preferred, and negro became offensive; in 1968 negro was still preferred by most as a self-designation, while by 1974 black was preferred; usage by publications followed.

See also discussion at Wikipedia.

Related terms

• negress
• negroid

Translations

offensive: relating to the black ethnicity

• Finnish: neekeri- (fi)

black or dark brown in color

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• Dutch: zwart (nl), zwarte (nl)
• German: schwarz (de)
• Slovak: černošský (sk), čierny (sk)

Noun

negro (plural negroes or negros)

1. Alternative capitalization of Negro

Derived terms

• negro yam

Translations

Negro — see Negro

Synonyms

(adjective and noun):

• black, Black
• Afro-American
• African-American

See also

• mulatto
• octaroon
• quadroon

Anagrams

• genro
• goner
• Norge

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Noun

negro (plural negroj, accusative singular negron, accusative plural negrojn)

1. a Negro
   • 1897 June, A. Kofman, “El Heine: La sklavoŝipo”, Lingvo Internacia, volume 2, number 6-7, page 89: 

     “Ses centojn da negroj mi ĉe Senegal
     Akiris je prezo profita,
     Malmola viando, simila al ŝton’,
     La membroj — el ŝtalo forĝita.”

     “600 negros at Senegal I acquired at a profitable price, hard meat, like stone, the members - from steel forged.”

Derived terms

• negreco (“negritude”)
• negristo (“a slave merchant of Negros”)
• negroida (“negroid”)

Hyponyms

• negrino (“negress”)

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin niger

Adjective

negro m (feminine negra, masculine plural negros, feminine plural negras)

1. black (colour)

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin niger, nigrum.

Adjective

negro m (f negra, m plural negri, f plural negre)

1. black, coloured

Noun

negro m (plural negri)

1. black, coloured

Related terms

• negriero
• negritudine
• negroide
• nero

Anagrams

• regno, regnò
• rogne

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin niger, nigrum.

Noun

negro m (plural negros, feminine singular negra, feminine plural negras)

1. negro

Adjective

negro m (feminine negra plural negros feminine plural negras; comparable)

1. black (color)

Related terms

negreiro negritude negróide negrume

negão neguinho nego negrinho

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin niger, nigrum.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ne‧gro

Noun

negro m (plural negros)

1. the black colour
2. the black ethnicity

Adjective

negro m (feminine negra, masculine plural negros, feminine plural negras)

1. black (color)
2. dirty
3. sad
4. clandestine
5. (Spain) angry

Derived terms

• cisne negro
• dejar negro
• pantera negra
• poner negro

See also

• (basic colors) color; amarillo, azul, blanco, gris, morado, naranja, negro, marrón, rojo, verde ^{(Category: es:Colors)}