/ ˈniːgres; NAmE / noun
( old-fashioned , often offensive ) a Negro woman or girl
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from French négresse , feminine of nègre negro.
/ ˈniːgres; NAmE / noun
( old-fashioned , often offensive ) a Negro woman or girl
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from French négresse , feminine of nègre negro.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005