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blackamoor
black·a·moor
/
ˈblæk
əˌmʊər
/
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blak
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uh
-m
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r
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noun
Now Usually Offensive.
1.
a black person.
2.
any dark-skinned person.
Origin:
1540–50;
unexplained variant of phrase
black Moor
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blackamoor
(ˈblækəˌmʊə, -ˌmɔː)
—
n
archaic
a Black African or other person with dark skin
[C16: see
Black
,
Moor
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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