"negro" meaning in Italian

See negro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈne.ɡro/ Forms: negra [feminine], negri [masculine, plural], negre [feminine, plural], nero [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɡro Etymology: From Latin nigrum. The offensive senses derive from the anglophone usage of Spanish negro. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|niger|nigrum}} Latin nigrum, {{bor|it|es|negro}} Spanish negro Head templates: {{it-adj}} negro (feminine negra, masculine plural negri, feminine plural negre)
  1. (archaic, regional) black Tags: archaic, regional
    Sense id: en-negro-it-adj-wAbH46sU Categories (other): Regional Italian, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Colors Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 26 26 Disambiguation of Colors: 86 0 7 7
  2. (now offensive) negro Tags: offensive
    Sense id: en-negro-it-adj-9Z4o-Ltk Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 26 26

Noun

IPA: /ˈne.ɡro/ Forms: negri [plural], nero [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɡro Etymology: From Latin nigrum. The offensive senses derive from the anglophone usage of Spanish negro. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|niger|nigrum}} Latin nigrum, {{bor|it|es|negro}} Spanish negro Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} negro m (plural negri)
  1. (now offensive, ethnic slur, now vulgar) nigger Tags: ethnic, masculine, offensive, slur, vulgar
    Sense id: en-negro-it-noun-Eg9uW06j Categories (other): Italian ethnic slurs, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 26 26
  2. (offensive) ghostwriter Tags: masculine, offensive
    Sense id: en-negro-it-noun-am8YkL4Q Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 24 24 26 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: negriero, negritudine, negroide, nero

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
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      "expansion": "Spanish negro",
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    {
      "form": "negra",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "negre",
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    },
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "ipa": "/ˈne.ɡro/"
    },
    {
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      "form": "negri",
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    },
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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        "(offensive) ghostwriter"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈne.ɡro/"
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    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "negre",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
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    },
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        "(now offensive) negro"
      ],
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        "offensive"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈne.ɡro/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɡro"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "form": "negri",
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    },
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  "related": [
    {
      "word": "negriero"
    },
    {
      "word": "negritudine"
    },
    {
      "word": "negroide"
    },
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      "word": "nero"
    }
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        "nigger"
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      ],
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        "(offensive) ghostwriter"
      ],
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        "masculine",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈne.ɡro/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɡro"
    }
  ],
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}

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