Main Entry: Ne·gro

Pronunciation: \ˈnē-(ˌ)grō\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): 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 pigmentation)

— Negro adjective, sometimes offensive

— ne·groid \ˈnē-ˌgrȯid\ adjective or noun often capitalized sometimes offensive

— Ne·gro·ness \-grō-nəs\ noun, sometimes offensive