negritude
Portuguese, noun/ne.ɡɾiˈtu.d͡ʒi/
negritude is spelled N-E-G-R-I-T-U-D-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 40,025th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Negritude is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “negritude (the characteristic of being of black African descent)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “característica do indivíduo ou cultura negros”.
What does negritude mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininenegritude (the characteristic of being of black African descent)
- 2
feminineblackness (the characteristic of being black in colour)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. característica do indivíduo ou cultura negros 2. corrente literária iniciada por escritores negros na França, que propõe uma valorização da cultura negra em países africanos ou de população afrodescendente
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of negritude
- negritudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce negritude?
- Brazil /ne.ɡɾiˈtu.d͡ʒi/
- Portugal /nɨ.ɡɾiˈtu.dɨ/
- Portugal [nɨ.ɣɾiˈtu.ðɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to negritude
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is negritude in Portuguese?
negritude appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).