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Negro (other)
Negro is a historic term for people of black African ancestry or appearance. Negro may also refer to: Places * Negro Butte, California, US * Rio Negro (other), various rivers and other entities, including those named Negro River * Negro Creek (other) * Negro Hill (other) * Negro Lakes, a lake in Wisconsin, US * Negro Mountain, Pennsylvania and Maryland, United States * Negro Run (other) * Negro Wash, a stream in Arizona, US People *Negro (surname) Stage name or nickname * ''A Negro, BA.'' pen name of Christian Cole (barrister) (1852 – 1885) * Negro Piñera (born 1954), real name Miguel Piñera, Chilean celebrity * J. Walter Negro (born 1956), artist and musician better known as Ali (graffiti artist), Ali * Negro Casas (born 1960), Mexican wrestler * Abismo Negro (''Black abyss'') (1971–2009), Mexican wrestler * Joey Negro ( born 1964), stage name of Dave Lee (DJ), Dave Lee, British DJ and producer * Sin Cara Negro (born 1977), wrestler an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negro
In the English language, ''negro'' is a term historically used to denote persons considered to be of Black African heritage. The word ''negro'' means the color black in both Spanish and in Portuguese, where English took it from. The term can be construed as offensive, inoffensive, or completely neutral, largely depending on the region or country where it is used, as well as the context in which it is applied. It has various equivalents in other languages of Europe. In English Around 1442, the Portuguese first arrived in Southern Africa while trying to find a sea route to India. The term ', literally meaning "black", was used by the Spanish and Portuguese as a simple description to refer to the Bantu peoples that they encountered. ''Negro'' denotes "black" in Spanish and Portuguese, derived from the Latin word ''niger'', meaning ''black'', which itself is probably from a Proto-Indo-European root ''*nekw-'', "to be dark", akin to ''*nokw-'', "night". ''Negro'' was also used of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
