NEGRO

colored, coloured, negro

(adjective) having skin rich in melanin pigments;

Black, African-American, Negro, Negroid

(noun) a person with African ancestry, “Negro” and “Negroid” are archaic and pejorative today

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Adjective

negro (not comparable)

(dated, now, offensive) Relating to the black ethnicity.

(dated, now, 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 after 1966, the term black (occasionally 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.

Noun

negro (plural negroes or negros)

(dated) Alternative letter-case form of Negro

Synonyms

(noun)

• blackamoor

(adjective and noun)

• black, Black

• African-American (nonstandard, US)

Hypernyms

(noun)

• colored

• colored person

• person of color

Hyponyms

(adjective and noun)

• Afro-American

• African-American (in the proper sense)

• negress / Negress

Anagrams

• Egnor, Goren, Groen, Norge, Rengo, Rogen, ergon, genro, goner, grone, ornge, reong

Etymology

Noun

Negro (plural Negroes or Negros)

(dated, often, offensive) A person with black or dark brown skin and of sub-Saharan African descent.

Hyponyms

• negress / Negress

Anagrams

• Egnor, Goren, Groen, Norge, Rengo, Rogen, ergon, genro, goner, grone, ornge, reong

Source: Wiktionary

---

Ne"gro, n.; pl. Negroes (. Etym: [Sp. or Pg. negro, fr. negro black, L. niger; perh. akin to E. night.]

Definition: A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and thick protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed African blood, wherever found.

Ne"gro, a.

Definition: of or pertaining to negroes; black. Negro bug (Zoöl.), a minute black bug common on the raspberry and blackberry. It produced a very disagreeable flavor.

– negro corn, the Indian millet or durra; -- so called in the West Indies. see Durra. McElrath.

– Negro fly (Zoöl.), a black dipterous fly (Psila rosæ) which, in the larval state, is injurious to carrots; -- called also carrot fly.

– Negro head (Com.), Cavendish tobacco. [Cant] McElrath.

– Negro monkey (Zoöl.), the moor monkey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins