n.
Pronunciation: ' n ē -( ˌ )gr ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Negroes
Etymology: Spanish or Portuguese, from negro black, from Latin nigr-, niger
Date: 1555
sometimes offensive : a member of a race of humankind native to Africa and classified according to physical features (as dark skin pigmentation)
– Negro adjective sometimes offensive
– ne · groid \ ' n ē - ˌ gro ̇ id \ adjective or noun often cap sometimes offensive
– Ne · gro · ness \ -gr ō -n ə s \ noun sometimes offensive