What is "la negra tomasa?

Question

This is the name of a song on a CD I bought. What does it mean? Thanks

to know who la negra is you must dig into spanish history,la negra was an in your face intellectual take no crap Warrior African Nubien Queen that gave Spain a run for their money during a time Africa was dominant about 700's to about 1456 yw! - Pineal-GLAND, Feb 7, 2016

Answer 1

Negro and Negra is a color when applied to an object; is a dark skin person like some African people; is a lovable nickname used to talk to or about a dark skin person (male or female); is synonym of devil in "a black mass/black office"; means bad luck in "Tengo la negra";...

You can say ojos negros for dark eyes and pelo negro for black hair; but you should say "de piel morena" for well tanned skin and "pelo castaño" for dark hair.

The word negro is not an offensive word among South American people.

Tell that to the football player Suarez from Uruguay - he was done for rascim in England for calling a black player from Africa "Negrito" - ian-hill, May 14, 2013

Well, that is the problem with coming to live in another culture. Some people are not aware of these expressions of when or when not to use them. - juanmelgar, Feb 1, 2014

I agree with juanmelgar. I'm African American who speaks Spanish and I have had to explain to other African Americans that Negro/a or Negrito/a is not meant to be offensive when used in Spanish or by someone whose native tongue. - zubiefan56, Mar 4, 2014

(cont).. is Spanish. Most in Dallas are accustomed to it since there is such a large Spanish speaking community here. - zubiefan56, Mar 4, 2014

Answer 2

Le negra Tomasa. Tomasa is a female name. La negra, in this case, means the black woman .

• In Spanish to call someone negro, negra, negrito or negrita can be cute and flirtatious.

• I think you are talking about: "Estoy tan enamorado, de la negra Tomasa, que cuando se va de casa, triste me pongo..."

Correct!!!! Caifanes(band) - xicotillo, Dec 16, 2011

Good answer farallon7 - zubiefan56, Feb 1, 2014

Answer 3

This song is about nothing other then Heroin. "Black" is one of the most common street names for the drug (in the US and South of the border) I also believe the person that wrote the song is a personal fan of the drug.

Answer 4

Sethb100, it is not about heroin. Why name it Tomasa? The song was written by Guillermo Rodríguez Fiffe, who is Afro-Cubano and he wrote it to pay tribute Afro-Cubanas. Cuifanes song it well, but Rodriguez-Fiffe composed the song.

Answer 5

Tomasa is a female name. Tomas (Thomas) is the male name for a person. La negra. Some people use "la negra" to refer to a female black woman(possibly of African origins) Some people could get offended if you say, "el negro"or "la negra." it just depends on how well acquainted you are with such person(s). I believe the song "La Negra Tomasa" is of Cuban Artists. So be careful using this words!

Answer 6

Further question - does the term "negro/negra" in Spanish imply dark hair and/or dark complexion as it does in many English-speaking countries? Consider the Irish and Black Colleen. And does it ever also get used to describe someone who is black with soil, oil or coal? (As collies were usually black dogs when the breed originated, and came to be called collies or coalies...) Either of these two would clear up what I thought were rather crude comments on appearance in some of my reading...