n. Often Offensive, pl., -groes.
- A Black person. See Usage Note at black.
- A member of the Negroid race. Not in scientific use.
[Spanish and Portuguese negro, black, Black person, from Latin niger, nigr-, black.]
Negro Ne'gro adj.
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