"female of one of the black races of Africa," 1750, from French négresse, fem. of nègre "negro," which came to French via Spanish or Portuguese (see Negro). "In recent years felt by some to have 'racist' connotations" [OED, 1991]. Negrine (1703) also was used.
negligible
negotiable
negotiate
negotiation
negotiator
Negress
negrification
Negritic
negritude
Negro
negroid
