Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negroish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ne-groish
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of black people.

Dated; Offensive

Etymology

From negro + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more negroish (comparative) most negroish (superlative)

Questions

What does negroish mean?
Resembling or characteristic of black people.
Where does negroish come from?
From negro + -ish.

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