"nègre" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [French]

IPA: /nɛɡʁ/, /naɛ̯ɡʁ/ [Quebec] Audio: Fr-nègre.ogg Forms: nègres [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French negre, from Spanish or Portuguese negro, itself from Latin niger. Doublet of noir. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|negre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French negre, {{inh+|fr|frm|negre}} Inherited from Middle French negre, {{der|fr|es|-}} Spanish, {{der|fr|pt|negro}} Portuguese negro, {{der|fr|la|niger}} Latin niger, {{doublet|fr|noir}} Doublet of noir Head templates: {{fr-adj}} nègre (plural nègres)
  1. (relational) of the Blacks of Africa or of African arts Tags: relational
    Sense id: en-nègre-fr-adj-TcveOKLf
  2. black (color)
    Sense id: en-nègre-fr-adj-Z4W5Xj69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alouette nègre, Alouette nègre (english: black lark), Melanocorypha yeltoniensis (alt: cf. German: Mohrenlerche and Mohr) (english: capital A; Alouette can be spelled with a to emphasize the French name of the species) Related terms: négroïde, mélanoderme

Noun [French]

IPA: /nɛɡʁ/, /naɛ̯ɡʁ/ [Quebec] Audio: Fr-nègre.ogg Forms: nègres [plural], négresse [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French negre, from Spanish or Portuguese negro, itself from Latin niger. Doublet of noir. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|negre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French negre, {{inh+|fr|frm|negre}} Inherited from Middle French negre, {{der|fr|es|-}} Spanish, {{der|fr|pt|negro}} Portuguese negro, {{der|fr|la|niger}} Latin niger, {{doublet|fr|noir}} Doublet of noir Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=négresse}} nègre m (plural nègres, feminine négresse)
  1. (vulgar, offensive or dated) negro Tags: dated, masculine, offensive, vulgar Synonyms: négro, noir
    Sense id: en-nègre-fr-noun-9Z4o-Ltk
  2. (now sometimes offensive) ghostwriter Tags: masculine, offensive, sometimes
    Sense id: en-nègre-fr-noun-am8YkL4Q Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 3 37 27 29
  3. (informal, derogatory, Louisiana, Cajun) friend, buddy Tags: Louisiana, derogatory, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-nègre-fr-noun-goj67Coq Categories (other): Cajun French, Louisiana French
  4. (informal, Louisiana, Cajun) honey, baby, precious (term of endearment) Tags: Louisiana, informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-nègre-fr-noun-89Rpafgz Categories (other): Cajun French, Louisiana French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nèg, nègre littéraire, négritude, petit nègre, tête de nègre

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "frm",
        "3": "negre"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Middle French negre",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "negro"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese negro",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "niger"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin niger",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "noir"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of noir",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French negre, from Spanish or Portuguese negro, itself from Latin niger. Doublet of noir.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nègres",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "nègre (plural nègres)",
      "name": "fr-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "négroïde"
    },
    {
      "word": "mélanoderme"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French relational adjectives"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of the Blacks of Africa or of African arts"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(relational) of the Blacks of Africa or of African arts"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "relational"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "black (color)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛɡʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/naɛ̯ɡʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-nègre.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/10/Fr-n%C3%A8gre.ogg/Fr-n%C3%A8gre.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Fr-n%C3%A8gre.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nègre"
}

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