négro

1. (by-personal-gender, ethnic, feminine, masculine, offensive, slur, vulgar) nigger
2. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, vulgar) nigga (used in French dubs of American movies)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ne.ɡʁo/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish: negro

In summary

Borrowed from Spanish negro, first attested in 1845. Doublet of nègre, borrowed earlier from Spanish.

Concepts

nigger

coon

spade

nigga

jigaboo

nigra

Synonyms

nègre

bêche

bougnoule

moricaud

pelle

Translations

nikker

asfalt

preto

زِنْجِيّ

Neger

Negerin

Mohr

Kaffer

Bimbo

Kafferin

αράπης

αραπίνα

negro

neger

Nigger