ˈnēgrə̇s noun
( -es )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French négresse, from nègre Negro (from Spanish or Portuguese negro, black, Negro) + -esse -ess
: a female Negro — usually taken to be offensive
ˈnēgrə̇s noun
( -es )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French négresse, from nègre Negro (from Spanish or Portuguese negro, black, Negro) + -esse -ess
: a female Negro — usually taken to be offensive
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012