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Africo

/ˈæfɹɪkəʊ/

Africo noun: a black slave.

Noun

Africo (plural Africos or Africoes)

  1. (obsolete) A black slave.
    • Here we met with ye Barbadoes Merchant […] James Cock, Master, laden with Salt, Mules, and Africos.Febraury 27 1682, William Hedges, Diary
    • […] a cargo of wine, sugar, salt, and tobacco, bought in exchange “for Africoes, which she carried from the Isle of Maio” (one of the Cape Verde Islands).Quoted in 2005, James A. Rawley, Stephen D. Behrendt, The Transatlantic Slave Trade: A History (page 298)

Forms of Africo

pluralAfricos
pluralAfricoes

Questions about Africo

What does Africo mean?
Africo means a black slave.
What part of speech is Africo?
Africo is a noun.
How do you pronounce Africo?
Africo is pronounced /ˈæfɹɪkəʊ/.
What is the plural of Africo?
The plural of Africo is Africos.

Words near Africo in the dictionary

  1. Africanoids
  2. africans
  3. Africas
  4. Africatown
  5. Africk
  6. Africo
  7. Africo-American
  8. Africoes
  9. Africological
  10. Africologist
  11. Africologists

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