English Explanatory Dictionary

blackamoor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person with dark black skin, especially one from north Africa.
  2. A black slave or servant, and hence any slave, servant, inferior, or child.
name
  1. A village in Blackburn with Darwen borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6925).
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of blackamoor.

Pronunciation

/ˈblæk.əˌmɔː(ɹ)/ /ˈblæk.əˌmʊə(ɹ)/ /ˈblæk.əˌmɔɹ/ /ˈblæk.əˌmʊɹ/

Word forms

blackamoor blackamoors blackamore blackemore blackemoor blackymore blackmoor

Etymology

From earlier blackmoor + -a-. By surface analysis, black + -a- + Moor.

Synonyms

black Negro

Derived words

wash a blackamoor white
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