BLACKAMOOR


Meaning of BLACKAMOOR in English

/ ˈblækəmɔː(r); NAmE / noun

( old use , taboo ) an offensive word for a black person

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: from black + Moor .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.