nounmasculinepl: negridões
blackness; darkness; black people collectively (often considered offensive or outdated)
1. The quality or state of being black; blackness in color
The negridão of the night sky was beautiful.
A negridão do céu noturno era bela.
2. A term historically used to refer to Black people as a collective group (now considered offensive or archaic)
Historical texts sometimes used negridão to describe Black populations.
Textos históricos às vezes usavam negridão para descrever populações negras.
3. Darkness; obscurity
The negridão of the cave made it impossible to see.
A negridão da caverna tornava impossível ver.
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