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murzynka — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • black adj Having the darkest possible color; reflecting no light.
  • blackamoor noun A person with dark black skin, especially one from north Africa.
  • negro noun A dated and now offensive term for a Black person, once in common formal use but now considered outdated and inappropriate.

Senses

murzynka is used for these senses in English:

  • black (countable, chess) The person playing with the black set of pieces.
  • blackamoor (archaic, heraldry, now, offensive) A person with dark black skin, especially one from north Africa.
  • negress (dated, literary, now, offensive, and, an, _) A black female.
  • negro (dated, now, offensive) A person of black African ancestry.

black — full definition

  1. adj Having the darkest possible color; reflecting no light.
  2. adj Belonging to or descended from certain ethnic groups, especially of African origin, with dark skin.
  3. adj Without milk or cream, said of coffee or tea.
  4. adj Secret or unofficial, especially relating to government or military operations.
  5. adj Grim, hopeless, or menacing.

blackamoor — full definition

  1. noun A person with dark black skin, especially one from north Africa.
  2. noun A black slave or servant, and hence any slave, servant, inferior, or child.

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