Negro

nē′grō, n. one of the black-skinned woolly-haired race in the Soudan and central parts of Africa, also their descendants in America.— adj. of or pertaining to the race of black men:— fem. Nē′gre .— ns. Nē′gro-corn , the name given in the West Indies to the plant durra or Indian millet; Nē′grohead , tobacco soaked in mola es and pre ed into cakes, so called from its blackne .— adj. Nē′groid .— n. Nē′grōism , any peculiarity of speech noticeable among negroes, esp. in the southern United States. [Sp. negro —L. niger , black.]