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Definition 2024


negresă

negresă

Romanian

Noun

negresă f (plural negrese, masculine equivalent negru)

  1. black woman

Usage notes

The word, unlike the modern meaning of the French etymological source it was borrowed from in the 19th century, does not have a negative or racist connotation as a slur, and is considered a neutral term. In French, the word has since been replaced by the neutral term noire.