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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.
Gentoo
/ ˈdʒɛntuː /
noun
- archaic.sometimes not capital a Hindu, esp as distinguished from a Muslim
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Gentoo1
C17: from Portuguese gentio pagan (literally: Gentile )
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Example Sentences
Hamilton was busy, about this time, dredging in swamp pools and securing specimens of the rockhopper or gentoo penguin.
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The small gentoo penguins, like the King penguins, do not migrate and are few in numbers.
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Sandell and I visited the gentoo penguin colony in Aerial Cove during the afternoon, for the purpose of getting a few eggs.
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This arbitrary will he claims, to the exclusion of the Gentoo law, the Mahometan law, and the law of his own country.
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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.
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