negrino

Esperanto

Etymology

From negro (“Negro”) +‎ -ino (“female”).

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /neˈɡrino/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧gri‧no
  • Rhymes: -ino

Noun

negrino (accusative singular negrinon, plural negrinoj, accusative plural negrinojn)

  1. a negress
    • 1910 December, “Rememoroj”, in La Simbolo, volume II, number 10, Symbol Publishing Co, page 299:
      Kvankam onklinjo Layz estis tuta negrino, ŝi ne estis nigra. La onklinja haŭto estis preskaŭ helbruna.
      Though auntie Lajz was a full negress, she was not black. Auntie's skin was almost light brown.
    Hypernym: negro
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