négro

See also: negro, Negro, and ñegro

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish negro, first attested in 1845. Doublet of nègre, borrowed earlier from Spanish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne.ɡʁo/

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Noun

négro m or f by sense (plural négros)

1. (offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar) nigger
2. (vulgar) nigga (used in French dubs of American movies)

   Synonyms: nègre, négresse

Further reading

• “négro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.