# negra
## Asturian
### Adjective

negra
* feminine singular of negru

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈnɛ.ɣɾə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈnə.ɣɾə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈne.ɣɾa]

### Adjective

negra
* feminine singular of negre

### Noun

negra f (plural negres, masculine negre)
* female equivalent of negre: black/Black woman; female ghostwriter

### Noun

negra f (plural negres)
* (music) crotchet, quarter note

## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish negra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈneɡɾa/ [ˈn̪iɡ.ɾ̪ɐ]

### Noun

negra
* (offensive, vulgar) female equivalent of negro

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈneɣɾɐ/
* Rhymes: -eɣɾɐ, -eɣɾa
* Hyphenation: ne‧gra

### Adjective

negra
* feminine singular of negro

### Noun

negra f (plural negras)
* female equivalent of negro

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian негр (negr).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈneɡrɑ/, [ˈne̞ɡr]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈneɡrɑ/, [ˈne̞ɡ̊rɑ]
* Rhymes: -eɡr, -eɡrɑ
* Hyphenation: neg‧ra

### Noun

negra
* black person
** 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 96:See oli moni voos takas Afrikaas, yhes negroin kyläs.It was many a year ago in Africa, in one village of black people.
** 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 122:Seitsentoist tuhatta negraa kooli vaa yhtä rautateetä tekijees Belgian Afrikan kolonias.Seventeen thousand black people died in the creation of just one railway in the African colony of Belgium.

#### Usage notes

* Unlike in English, but just like in Russian, negra is not considered derogatory.

#### Synonyms

* arappi (obsolete)

## Interlingua
### Noun

negra (plural negras)
* black woman

#### Related terms

* negre
* negro

## Lombard
### Pronunciation

* (Old Lombard) IPA: [ˈne.ɡɾa]

### Adjective

negra f
* (Old Lombard) black
** 1274, Bonvesin de la Riva, Libro de Tre Scrigiure:La prima sì è negra e è de grand paguraThe first is black and instills great fear

## Occitan
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

negra
* feminine singular of negro

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈne.ɡɾɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈne.ɡɾɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈne.ɡɾa/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈne.ɡɾɐ/ [ˈne.ɣɾɐ]
* Hyphenation: ne‧gra

### Adjective

negra
* feminine singular of negro

### Noun

negra f (plural negras)
* female equivalent of negro
* contusion

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈneɡɾa/ [ˈne.ɣ̞ɾa]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɡɾa
* Syllabification: ne‧gra

### Noun

negra f (plural negras)
* female equivalent of negro
* (music) crotchet, quarter note
* (chess) black piece
* bad luck

### Adjective

negra
* feminine singular of negro

### Further reading

* “negro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish negra.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈneɡɾa/ [ˈn̪ɛː.ɡɾɐ]
* Rhymes: -eɡɾa
* Syllabification: ne‧gra

### Adjective

negra (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇ) (colloquial, usually derogatory, potentially offensive)
* feminine of negro

### Noun

negra (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇ) (colloquial, usually derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur)
* female equivalent of negro

### Related terms

* Negra
* Negrense
* Negrito
* Negro
* Negros
* Negros del Norte
* Negros Occidental
* Negros Oriental

### Derived terms

* kanegrahan
* magpanegra
* makanegra
* makinegra
* nanegra
* napakanegra
* pagkakanegra
* pagkanegra
* pangnegra
* pinakanegra