What does negro in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word negro in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use negro in Spanish.

The word negro in Spanish means black, black, black person, black, negro, nigga, noir, peeved, ghost writer, ghostwriter, black hole, bitter chocolate, dark chocolate, film noir, black money, in black and white, fade to black, dark smoke, black humor, Gliricidia, black market, jet black, jet black, not everything is black and white, oil, septic tank, blackhead, accident blackspot, black tobacco, dark tobacco, black tea, all black, all dark, work your arse off, work illegally, working off the books, getting paid under the table, I really doubt it, looks dark. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word negro

black

nombre masculino (color carbón)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El negro combina con todo.
Black goes with everything.

black

adjetivo (de color carbón)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El vestido negro no me cabe.
The black dress doesn't fit me.

black person

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (persona de piel oscura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los negros y mulatos tuvieron un papel fundamental en la independencia.
Black people and mulatos played a key role in independence.

black

adjetivo (persona: de piel oscura)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En la foto ganadora aparecía una mujer negra con sus hijos.
The winning photo showed a black woman with her children.

negro

adjetivo (relativo a raza)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El candidato demócrata es más popular entre la población negra.
The democrat candidate is more popular among the negro population.

nigga

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (AmL: coloquial (apelativo amistoso) (colloquial, offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Cómo has estado, negro?
What's up, nigga?

noir

adjetivo (policiaco) (film industry)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le encantaba el cine negro.
He loved film noir.

peeved

adjetivo (coloquial (molesto, enfadado) (colloquial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El profesor estaba negro con las tonterías de sus alumnos. Las bromas pesadas de Simón me ponen negra.
The teacher was peeved by the students' nonsense.

ghost writer, ghostwriter

nombre masculino, nombre femenino (jerga (escritor en nombre ajeno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El libro no lo había escrito él, sino su negro.
He didn't write the book, his ghost writer did.

black hole

locución nominal masculina (cuerpo espacial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los adolescentes, en vez de estómago tienen un agujero negro, arrasan con toda la comida.
Teenagers have a black hole instead of a stomach. They eat all the food.

bitter chocolate

(alto nivel de cacao)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me encanta el chocolate negro.
I love bitter chocolate.

dark chocolate

(alto nivel de cacao)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El chocolate amargo de México es muy rico.
Dark chocolate from Mexico is very rich.

film noir

locución nominal masculina (género policíaco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me gusta el cine negro norteamericano.
I like North American film noir.

black money

(que no paga impuestos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La policía investiga a ese negociante por posesión de dinero negro.
The police are investigating that businessman for possession of black money.

in black and white

locución adverbial (sin color)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
A Hugo le encantan las fotografías en blanco y negro.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I love it when films are in black and white.

fade to black

nombre masculino (transición entre planos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Voy a tomar un curso de fundido en negro.

dark smoke

nombre masculino (en un cónclave)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El humo negro aplaza el cónclave para el otro día.

black humor

locución nominal masculina (humorismo cruel) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mucha gente encuentra el humor negro ofensivo.
Many people find black comedy offensive.

Gliricidia

(NI, PA (árbol: madera dura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El madero negro es muy resistente a las plagas.

black market

nombre masculino (contrabando, estraperlo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Después de la guerra civil floreció el mercado negro.
After the civil war, the black market flourished.

jet black

locución adjetiva (color negro)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ana se pintó el cabello de negro azabache porque admira a Nefertiti.
Ana dyed her hair jet black because she admires Nefertiti.

jet black

(de color negro)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El rey siempre cabalgaba en su caballo negro azabache.
The king always rode on his jet black horse.

not everything is black and white

expresión (se debe relativizar las cosas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nelson no es un hombre malo y, de hecho, no todo es blanco y negro.
Nelson is not a bad man. In fact, not everything is black and white.

oil

nombre masculino (petróleo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El oro negro es un recurso energético codiciado por muchos países.
There's black gold in those hills, Ma! We're rich enough to move to Beverly Hills now.

septic tank

locución nominal masculina (lugar de descarga de aguas negras)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La casa en el campo tiene pozo ciego.
The country house has a cesspit.

blackhead

nombre masculino (espinilla)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No te exprimas un punto negro o te dejará una marca en la piel.
Don't squeeze a blackhead or it will leave a mark on your skin.

accident blackspot

nombre masculino (tráfico: concentración de accidentes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Están haciendo obras en la carretera para eliminar los puntos negros.
They are doing construction work in the street to eliminate the accident blackspots.

black tobacco, dark tobacco

(más denso y grueso)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

black tea

(tipo de bebida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

all black, all dark

locución adverbial (figurado (sin salida) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Es un pesimista, siempre lo ve todo negro.

work your arse off

locución verbal (coloquial (en exceso, demasiado) (UK: slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Trabaja como negro por un sueldo miserable.

work illegally

locución verbal (sin pagar impuestos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

working off the books, getting paid under the table

(sin pagar impuestos)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
El trabajo en negro es un problema en este país.
Working off the books is a problem in the country.

I really doubt it

locución verbal (coloquial (no tener mucha esperanza)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

looks dark

locución verbal (coloquial, figurado (no tener esperanza) (situation)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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