"negrette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: negrettes [plural]
Etymology: From Negro + -ette. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Negro|-ette|id2=female}} Negro + -ette Head templates: {{en-noun}} negrette (plural negrettes)
  1. (offensive, ethnic slur, rare) A black female. Tags: ethnic, offensive, rare, slur Synonyms: negress, person of color
    Sense id: en-negrette-en-noun-ni8jW39f Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ette (female) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: negrettes [plural]
Etymology: See Negretti. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Negretti}} Negretti Head templates: {{en-noun}} negrette (plural negrettes)
  1. Alternative form of Negretti (“sheep of a Merino strain”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Negretti (extra: sheep of a Merino strain)
    Sense id: en-negrette-en-noun-b~tnzglL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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