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