/ˈneɡɾo/, [ˈne.ɣ̞ɾʊ], /ˈneɡɾo/
OrixeFrom Old Galician-Portuguese negro, from Latin nigrum.
- black, dark colored
“O vello leñador, sabio e taimado, observaba a acción distante, [...], atento unicamente a rafar o pan negro na cunca de caldo morno.” — The old lumberjack, wise and crafty, watched the distant commotion, ..., focused only on crumbling the black bread in the bowl with warm broth.
“Matías e mais eu estabamos sentados acarón da lareira, eu cáseque detrás do caldeiro onde se coce a pitanza dos cochos; o cadeiro é grande e negro [...]” — Matias and I were seated in front of the fireplace, with me almost behind the cauldron where we prepare the feed for the pigs; the cauldron is big and black ...
- figurativelysad, unfortunate, ill-fated
“Unha princesa enfeitizada que os malos designios e o negro destino converteron en mestra de escola [...]” — A cursed princess that was turned into a [mere] school teacher by vile plans and the unfortunate destiny ...
- masculineblack (colour)
- masculineblack person
Formasnegra(feminine) · negros(masculine, plural) · negras(feminine, plural) · negros(plural)