Definitions For Shvartze

Adjective

(not comparable) (chiefly, US, offensive, ethnic slur) Of sub-saharan african descent; of or pertaining to people of sub-Saharan African descent; black.

Noun

SHVARTZE (plural shvartze or shvartzes) (chiefly, US, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of sub-saharan african descent; a black person.

Alternative forms

schvartze schwartza shvartzer (masculine)

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, yi, שוואַרצע‎}}, feminine and plural form of שוואַרץ‎, , black. The feminine form may have been generalized from the use of the term to refer to a female domestic worker.