Negress
pronunciation
How to pronounce Negress in British English:
UK [ˈni:gres]
How to pronounce Negress in American English:
US [ˈniɡrɪs]
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- Noun:
- a Black woman or girl
Word Origin
- negress (n.)
- 1750, from French négresse, fem. of nègre "negro," which came to French via Spanish or Portuguese (see Negro).
Example
- 1. You 're not realy saying that you fornicated with thiw negress ?
- 2. But I daresay he met his negress , and perhaps still lives in comfort with her and captain flint .