"négro" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ne.ɡʁo/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-négro.wav Forms: négros [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish negro, first attested in 1845. Doublet of nègre, borrowed earlier from Spanish. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|es|negro|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Spanish negro, {{bor+|fr|es|negro}} Borrowed from Spanish negro, {{doublet|fr|nègre}} Doublet of nègre Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense}} négro m or f by sense (plural négros)
  1. (offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar) nigger Tags: by-personal-gender, ethnic, feminine, masculine, offensive, slur, vulgar
    Sense id: en-négro-fr-noun-Eg9uW06j Categories (other): French ethnic slurs
  2. (vulgar) nigga (used in French dubs of American movies) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, vulgar Synonyms: nègre, négresse
    Sense id: en-négro-fr-noun-lhyWbYJm Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 27 73

Inflected forms

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