negrear
Spanish, verb[neɣ̞ɾeˈaɾ]
negrear is spelled N-E-G-R-E-A-R (7 letters) and appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish, the 246,963rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Negrear is a Spanish verb meaning “to blacken” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ennegrecer algo”.
What does negrear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to blacken
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Ennegrecer algo. 2. Insultar. 3. Por extensión, menospreciar a alguien tratándolo como se los trataba a los negros. 4. Explotar laboralmente, por analogía con los malos tratos sufridos por los esclavos africanos.
verb: 1. Mujeriegar, actuar con promiscuidad. 2. Trabajar de forma ilegal o en negro.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of negrear
- negreo first-person present singular
- negreé first-person preterite singular
- negreado participle past
- negreando gerund
- negreada feminine participle past
- negreados masculine participle past
- negreadas feminine participle past
- negreas indicative informal present
- negreás indicative informal present
- negrea indicative present singular
- negreamos first-person indicative plural
- negreáis indicative plural present
- negrean indicative plural present
- negreaba first-person imperfect indicative
- negreabas imperfect indicative second-person
- negreábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- negreabais imperfect indicative plural
- negreaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce negrear?
- [neɣ̞ɾeˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is negrear in Spanish?
negrear appears about once in every 49 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).