negro

  • 31negro — né·gro agg., s.m. AD 1. agg., s.m., che, chi appartiene alle diverse razze del ceppo negride, originarie del continente africano, caratterizzate da pelle scura, naso largo e schiacciato, capelli crespi, labbra pronunciate (il termine talvolta è… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 32negro — adj y s 1 Que tiene un color como el del carbón, el de la noche sin luna o el del petróleo 2 Que es más oscuro que otra cosa: pan negro, café negro 3 Que es malo, impuro o cruel: magia negra, negras intenciones 4 Que es triste o desafortunado:… …

    Español en México

  • 33negro — espiritual negro → góspel. negro gra 1. ‘[Cuerpo] cuya superficie no refleja ninguna radiación visible y, por tanto, no presenta ningún color’. Tiene dos superlativos válidos: nigérrimo (del lat. nigerrimus; → érrimo), de nivel muy culto y raro… …

    Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • 34negro —    obsolete    a slave    Rawson (1981) tells us that negro quarter was recorded in 1734 and, as ever, gives an erudite exposition of the usage:     I ll be no man s negro. I will be no man s slave. (Grose, 1811 his headword is negroe)    For… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 35Negro — I Ne•gro [[t]ˈni groʊ[/t]] n. pl. groes, adj. older use: sometimes off. 1) off pan a member of any of the indigenous peoples of sub Saharan Africa, or one of their descendants 2) pan of or designating Negroes • Etymology: 1545–55; < Sp and Pg… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 36Negro — I. /ˈnigroʊ / (say neegroh) noun (plural Negroes) 1. a member of one of the dark skinned peoples of Africa or a descendant of these peoples elsewhere. –adjective 2. of, denoting, or relating to a Negro or to Negroes. Also, negro. {Spanish and… …

  • 37negro — n. & adj. n. (pl. oes) a member of a dark skinned race orig. native to Africa. Usage: Now often considered offens.; the term Black is usually preferred. adj. 1 of or concerning Negroes. 2 (as negro) Zool. black or dark (negro ant). Phrases and… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 38Negro — n. & adj. n. (pl. oes) a member of a dark skinned race orig. native to Africa. Usage: Now often considered offens.; the term Black is usually preferred. adj. 1 of or concerning Negroes. 2 (as negro) Zool. black or dark (negro ant). Phrases and… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 39Negro — I. noun (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… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 40Negro — Recorded in over fifty spellings including Le Noire, Le Noir, Lenoir, diminutives Noirel and Noiret, (France), Negri, Negro, Lo Nero (Italian), Nieddu (Sardinia), this is an ancient surname. Originally from the Roman (Latin) word niger, and the… …

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