negroide
Portuguese, adjective/neˈɡɾɔj.d͡ʒi/
negroide is spelled N-E-G-R-O-I-D-E (8 letters). Negroide is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “negroid (relating/belonging to a population group made up of native peoples from Central and Southern Africa)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ou pertencente à raça negra em classificações antropológicas antigas”.
What does negroide mean in English?
adjective
- 1
archaicfemininemasculinenegroid (relating/belonging to a population group made up of native peoples from Central and Southern Africa)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. indivíduo pertencente à raça negra em classificações antropológicas antigas
adjective: 1. relativo ou pertencente à raça negra em classificações antropológicas antigas
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 negroide
- negroides plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce negroide?
- Brazil /neˈɡɾɔj.d͡ʒi/
- Brazil [neˈɡɾɔɪ̯.d͡ʒi]
- Portugal /nɨˈɡɾɔj.dɨ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.