Where does the term blackamoor come from?
Score: 4.2/5 (43 votes) blackamoor (n.) "dark-skinned person, black-skinned African," 1540s, from black (adj.)+ Moor, with connecting element.What did Blackamoor mean?1 or less commonly Blackamoor : a European style of decorative art in which dark-skinned usually male human figures are depicted in a...