"négresse" meaning in French

See négresse in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ne.ɡʁɛs/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-négresse.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-négresse.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Avatea-négresse.wav Forms: négresses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: From nègre (“negro”) + -esse (“-ess”). Etymology templates: {{af|fr|nègre|-esse|id2=female|t1=negro|t2=-ess}} nègre (“negro”) + -esse (“-ess”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} négresse f (plural négresses)
  1. (now offensive) female equivalent of nègre: negress Tags: feminine, form-of, offensive Form of: nègre (extra: negress)
    Sense id: en-négresse-fr-noun-m-6tJ7JO Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -esse (female), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -esse (female): 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (Louisiana, endearing, not offensive) honey, baby, one's girlfriend or wife Tags: Louisiana, endearing, feminine
    Sense id: en-négresse-fr-noun-MaB0PaLj Categories (other): Louisiana French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: nèg

Inflected forms

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