negrita

See also: negrità

Spanish

Etymology

From negra +‎ -ita (diminutive).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈɡɾita/ [neˈɣ̞ɾi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: ne‧gri‧ta

Noun

negrita f (plural negritas)

1. (typography) boldface, bold type

Noun

negrita f (plural negritas, masculine negrito, masculine plural negritos)

1. (slang) black woman, black girl
2. (slang) darling, sweetheart

Adjective

negrita f

1. feminine singular of negrito

Further reading

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