négresse
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From nègre (“negro”) + -esse (“-ess”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
négresse f (plural négresses)
- (now offensive) female equivalent of nègre: negress
- (Louisiana, endearing, not offensive) honey, baby, one's girlfriend or wife
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “négresse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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