Ok, so I know this means dark hair/skin, but is it also in reference to a black girl?
2007-09-23 16:52:36 · 4 answers · asked by Texas Gal 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Yes, it is. It's not pejorative.
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2007-09-23 17:03:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it refers to all those things. The word may have been taken to describe a person native of the Morena province of North India or it may also derive from the word "moor" or "moro" in Spanish which refers to the Norther African Muslims.
2007-09-24 00:28:13 · answer #2 · answered by Ibrahim 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-09-24 00:04:42 · answer #3 · answered by Beardo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, literally it means "dark-coloured one" [feminine form], and it is NOT an insult. In fact, "negra" or "negrita" can be a very affectionate term. (So can the masculine forms, "*****" and "negrito".) [Not pronounced the same as in English!]
2007-09-24 00:22:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋