blackamoor

blackamoor · noun¹

From earlier blackmoor + -a-. By surface analysis, black + -a- + Moor.

Blackamoor · proper noun²

1. Old English · inherited fromblæc“black”
2. English todayBlackamoor

From Blakemor (first recorded use in 1210), from Old English blæc (“black”) + mór (“moor”).

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