negro

/ˈneɡɾo/ · A1 · adj

black

🐈‍⬛ From Latin niger (black), the same root as Montenegro = black mountain

Latin niger, nigrum became Spanish negro, the plain everyday word for the colour black. The same root sits in Montenegro (black mountain) and Rio Negro (black river). As an adjective it agrees: negro, negra, negros, negras.

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