ethi·op I. \ˈēthēˌäp\noun orethi·ope\-ēˌōp\; alsoae·thi·op\ˈēth-\ (-s) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Middle English Ethiope, from Latin Aethiops, from Greek Aithiops : ethiopian < Ethiops were selling picture postcards — Osbert Sitwell > II. adjective Usage: usually capitalized archaic: black in complexion