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How to Say "black women" in Spanish

The Spanish word forblack womenis negrasB2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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negras

nounB2neutral to informal/colloquial (context dependent)
referring to people
Two smiling adult women with dark skin tones standing close together.

Examples

Las negras de la comunidad organizaron una protesta pacífica.

The Black women of the community organized a peaceful protest.

Muchas de las protagonistas de la película eran negras.

Many of the movie's protagonists were Black women.

Adjective as Noun

In Spanish, adjectives can often stand alone as nouns when the context makes the person or thing clear. Here, 'negras' stands for 'mujeres negras' (Black women).

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