Gentoo

[ jen-too ]

noun,plural Gen·toos.

a Hindu.
any of the languages of those who practice the Hindu religion, especially Telugu.

adjective

of or relating to the Gentoos.

Origin of Gentoo

1630–40; <Portuguese gentiogentile

Words Nearby Gentoo

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How to use Gentoo in a sentence

Hamilton was busy, about this time, dredging in swamp pools and securing specimens of the rockhopper or Gentoo penguin.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
The small Gentoo penguins, like the King penguins, do not migrate and are few in numbers.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
Sandell and I visited the Gentoo penguin colony in Aerial Cove during the afternoon, for the purpose of getting a few eggs.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
This arbitrary will he claims, to the exclusion of the Gentoo law, the Mahometan law, and the law of his own country.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. XI. (of 12) | Edmund Burke
I do not blame his Gentoo piety, when I find no Christian piety in the man: let him take refuge in any superstition he pleases.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. XI. (of 12) | Edmund Burke

British Dictionary definitions for Gentoo

Gentoo

/ (ˈdʒɛntuː) /

nounplural -toos

(sometimes not capital) archaic a Hindu, esp as distinguished from a Muslim

Origin of Gentoo

C17: from Portuguese gentio pagan (literally: Gentile)

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