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Bush Negro

Bush Negro noun: synonym of maroon (“escaped black person of the Caribbean and the Americas, or a descendant of such a person”).

Noun

Bush Negro (plural Bush Negros or Bush Negroes)

  1. (archaic, offensive) Synonym of maroon (“escaped black person of the Caribbean and the Americas, or a descendant of such a person”).
    Synonyms:
    Boschneger, maroon

Synonyms of Bush Negro

Forms of Bush Negro

pluralBush Negros
pluralBush Negroes

Questions about Bush Negro

What does Bush Negro mean?
Bush Negro means synonym of maroon (“escaped black person of the Caribbean and the Americas, or a descendant of such a person”).
What part of speech is Bush Negro?
Bush Negro is a noun.
What is the plural of Bush Negro?
The plural of Bush Negro is Bush Negros.

Words near Bush Negro in the dictionary

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  6. Bush Negro
  7. Bush Negroes
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