negress

== English == === Alternative forms === Negress === Etymology === From French négresse, from nègre. Equivalent to Negro +‎ -ess. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniːɡɹɪs/ === Noun === negress (plural negresses) (dated, literary, now offensive and an ethnic slur) A black female. 1995, A. J. Verdelle, The Good Negress (book title) Synonyms: negrette, niggerette, niggeress, niggress, nigress; see also Thesaurus:person of color ==== Related terms ==== negro negroid ==== Translations ==== === See also === Latina Muslimah === Anagrams === Gesners, Sengers, Gessner == Swedish == === Etymology === From French négresse. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛsː === Noun === negress c (dated, now offensive) female equivalent of neger: negress Synonym: negrinna ==== Usage notes ==== Seldom used purely as an ethnic slur, though old-fashioned and often (somewhat) derogatory. ==== Declension ==== === References === “negress”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)