negro - black. Estaba negro como boca de lobo. / It was pitch-black. [Lit.: It was as dark as the mouth of the wolf.] Bonus phrase: La oveja negra de la familia. The black sheep of the family. Yesterday's word: 'la gallina' - hen [gah-YEE-nah] Your free daily Spanish lesson with a Spanish word of the day is provided by www.Spanish-Word-a-Day.com