blackamoor

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(blak′ə mo̵or′)

noun

Archaic a very dark-skinned person, esp. a black African

Origin: < black + Moor

See blackamoor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
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A dark-skinned person, especially a person from northern Africa.

Origin:

Origin: black

Origin: + -a-, of unknown origin

Origin: + Moor

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