blackamoor
pronunciation
How to pronounce blackamoor in British English:
UK [ˈblækəmɔ:(r)]
How to pronounce blackamoor in American English:
US [ˈblækəˌmʊr]
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- Noun:
- a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
Word Origin
- Blackamoor (n.)
- "dark-skinned person," 1540s, from black (adj.) + Moor, with connecting element.
Example
- 1. Blackamoor will go jogging in the park at times .
- 2. Behind every flourishing man , there is a blackamoor .
- 3. Lilies are whitest in a blackamoor 's hand .
- 4. Both blackamoor and I are fond of medicine .
- 5. I am seeing blackamoor tomorrow .