nègre

Meaning

Noun

1. (vulgar) negro
2. ghostwriter
3. (informal) friend, buddy
4. (informal) honey, baby, precious (term of endearment)

Adj

1. of the Blacks of Africa or of African arts
2. black (color)

Concepts

nigger

negro

Negro

ghostwriter

black

ghost writer

coon

ghost

spade

red

stooge

blackamoor

negroid

jigaboo

nigga

nigra

ghostauthor

neger

nizzle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɛɡʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French negre, from Spanish or Portuguese negro, itself from Latin niger. Doublet of noir.

Sentences

Il aurait reconnu le regard du vieux nègre , comme j'aurais reconnu le sien .

He would have recognized the old nigger's gaze, as I would have recognized his.