Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From afro- +‎ descendiente.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /afɾodesθenˈdjente/ [a.fɾo.ð̞es.θẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪.t̪e]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /afɾodesenˈdjente/ [a.fɾo.ð̞e.sẽn̪ˈd̪jẽn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ente
  • Syllabification: a‧fro‧des‧cen‧dien‧te

Adjective edit

afrodescendiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural afrodescendientes)

  1. of African descent

Noun edit

afrodescendiente m or f by sense (plural afrodescendientes)

  1. someone of African descent
    • 2015 November 4, “Amnistía pide a Colombia que restituya las tierras a los indígenas”, in El País[1]:
      Los afrodescendientes sufren además el agravante de no saber quién compone su comunidad.
      The people of African descent also suffer the aggravation of not knowing who composes their community.

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