blackamoor in Dutch
blackamoor in Dutch is Moor, moriaan, neger — blackamoor means (dated) A person with very dark skin, especially someone from North Africa.
blackamoor in Dutch
Moor
(archaic, heraldry, now, offensive) A person with dark black skin, especially one from north Africa.
moriaan
(archaic, heraldry, now, offensive) A person with dark black skin, especially one from north Africa.
neger
(now, offensive) A black slave or servant, and hence any slave, servant, inferior, or child.
What does "blackamoor" mean?
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noun (dated) A person with very dark skin, especially someone from North Africa.
"Argent, three blackamoors’ heads couped sable, capped or, fretty gules."
- noun (dated, offensive) An old term for a black person kept as a slave or worker, later used for anyone treated as inferior, including servants and children.
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blackamoor in a sentence
- Argent, three blackamoors’ heads couped sable, capped or, fretty gules.
- "What!" exclaimed the Prince, "the music is by the blackamoor (a black Moor). Well, my fine blackamoor, henceforth thou art in my service."
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What is "blackamoor" in Dutch?
"blackamoor" in Dutch is Moor, moriaan, neger. blackamoor means: (dated) A person with very dark skin, especially someone from North Africa.
Are there other ways to say "blackamoor" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 3 translations listed for "blackamoor": Moor, moriaan, neger.
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