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negro.
(a loanword from Spanish)
Headword:
negro.
Principal English Translation:
black, the color; or, a black person, a person of African heritage
(a loanword from Spanish)
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
Auh in callali ayac castillan tlacatl quimacazque amo no aca mestiҫo amo no negro amo novaca veca chane = A ningún castellano le será dado un solar; tampoco a ningún mestizo, negro o a algún forastero (Cuauhtinchan, Puebla, s. XVI)