Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - negro
Negro
negro
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 idioms Negro spiritual a religious song derived from the musical traditions of Black people in the southern US. Etymology: Sp. & Port., f. L niger nigri black
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I. noun (plural ~es) Etymology: Spanish or Portuguese, from negro black, from Latin nigr-, niger Date: 1555 a member of a race of humankind native to Africa and classified according to physical features (as dark skin pigmentation), ~ adjective, sometimes offensive negroid adjective or noun, often capitalized, sometimes offensive ~ness noun, sometimes offensive II. geographical name river 400 miles (640 kilometers) S central Argentina flowing E into the Atlantic, river 1400 miles (2253 kilometers) E Colombia & N Brazil flowing into the Amazon, river 434 miles (698 kilometers) central Uruguay flowing SW into Uruguay River ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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