Negrito

American  

[ni-gree-toh] / nɪˈgri toʊ /

noun

Negritos, plural Negritoes plural

1. a member of any of various Indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.

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Negrito British  

/ nɪˈɡriːtəʊ /

noun

1. a member of any of various dwarfish Negroid peoples of SE Asia and Melanesia

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Negritoes
  plural
• Negritos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Negrito

First recorded in 1760–70; from Spanish negrito, equivalent to negr(o) “black” + -ito, diminutive suffix; cf. Negrillo ( def. )

Example Sentences

This includes speaking with musicians Bill Callahan and Fantastic Negrito, who both covered the song.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2019

The bone was clearly petite, comparable in size to the foot bones of the small-bodied Negrito people who live on Luzon today.

From Scientific American • Apr. 11, 2019

The program extends beyond country, with the venerable blues guitarist Buddy Guy performing, along with the genre-straddling blues and R&B singer Fantastic Negrito and the Southern rock singer Jason Isbell and others.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2018

Fantastic Negrito: Mixing blues, funk and R&B, the singer-songwriter named Xavier Dphrepaulezz won a contemporary blues Grammy last year for his debut album, “The Last Days of Oakland.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2018

I go to the window And watch Negrito Race across our lawn And climb the fence In two blurry leaps.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto