Black, African-American, Negro, Negroid
(noun) a person with African ancestry, “Negro” and “Negroid” are archaic and pejorative today
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Negroid (plural Negroids)
Alternative form of negroid
• Doering, Gironde, eroding, groined, ignored, nigredo, redoing
negroid (comparative more negroid, superlative most negroid)
(ethnology) having negro features racially. Pertaining to the racial classification of humanity including people indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa and their diaspora in other parts of the world.
negroid (plural negroids)
(ethnology) A person with negroid characteristics, particularly coiled hair and very high melanin content giving them dark brown skin
• Doering, Gironde, eroding, groined, ignored, nigredo, redoing
Source: Wiktionary
Ne"groid, a. Etym: [Negro + -oid.]
1. Characteristic of the negro.
2. Resembling the negro or negroes; of or pertaining to those who resemble the negro.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
