(nē′grō) noun plural ·groes
1. A member of the black race distinguished from members of other races by usually inherited physical and physiological characteristics, without regard to language or culture, esp. a member of a people belonging to the African branch of the black race; sometimes taken to be offensive.
2. A person of Negro descent, sometimes taken to be offensive. [<Sp. <L niger black]

(nā′grō), Río
See Río NEGRO.