Negro
noun/ˈniːɡrəʊ/
/ˈniːɡrəʊ/
(plural Negroes)
(old-fashioned, offensive)- an old-fashioned, now offensive word for a person with dark skin, especially one who originally came from or whose ancestors came from AfricaWord Originvia Spanish and Portuguese from Latin niger, nigr- ‘black’.
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