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negreiro.

slave, proslavery (especially in relation to black slaves)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/neˈɡɾe(j).ɾu/Brazil[neˈɡɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/nɨˈɡɾɐj.ɾu/Portugal[nɨˈɣɾɐj.ɾu]Portugal

  1. slave, proslavery (especially in relation to black slaves)

    not-comparable · relational
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *negʷ-? Latin nigrum Old Galician-Portuguese negro Portuguese negro (black) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese negreiro From negro (black) + -eiro. Compare Galician negreiro, Spanish negrero, Italian negriero, French négrier.

noun/neˈɡɾe(j).ɾu/Brazil[neˈɡɾe(ɪ̯).ɾu]Brazil/nɨˈɡɾɐj.ɾu/Portugal[nɨˈɣɾɐj.ɾu]Portugal

  1. slaver, slave driver, slaveholder, slave trader (especially of black slaves)

    masculine

  2. slave driver (an employer who demands excessive work from the employee)

    broadly · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *negʷ-? Latin nigrum Old Galician-Portuguese negro Portuguese negro (black) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old Galician-Portuguese -eiro Portuguese -eiro Portuguese negreiro From negro (black) + -eiro. Compare Galician negreiro, Spanish negrero, Italian negriero, French négrier.

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