negritude

== English == === Etymology === From French négritude (coined by Aimé Césaire), from nègre (“Negro”) + -itude. === Pronunciation === (yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˈnɛɡɹɪˌt͡ʃuːd/ (non-yod-coalescence) IPA(key): /ˈnɛɡɹɪˌtjuːd/ === Noun === negritude (countable and uncountable, plural negritudes) The fact of being of black African descent, especially a conscious pride in the values, cultural identity etc. of African heritage; blackness. [from 20th c.] ==== Related terms ==== coolitude ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === From French négritude. By surface analysis, negro +‎ -itude. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -ud͡ʒi, (Portugal) -udɨ Hyphenation: ne‧gri‧tu‧de === Noun === negritude f (plural negritudes) negritude (the characteristic of being of black African descent) blackness (the characteristic of being black in colour) ==== Related terms ==== negro === Further reading === “negritude”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “negritude”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026