Gentoo

American

[jen-too] / ˈdʒɛn tu /

noun

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

adjective

of or relating to the Gentoos.

Gentoo British

/ ˈdʒɛntuː /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Gentoos

plural

Etymology

Origin of Gentoo

1630–40; < Portuguese gentio gentile

Example Sentences

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Mr Clarke will spend five months living with four other workers on Port Lockroy, alongside the resident Gentoo penguin colony.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024

Fuzzy Gentoo penguin chicks chased after their exhausted parents to demand food.

From Scientific American • Mar. 14, 2023

Populations have declined by as much as 90 percent in some parts of the western side, and Gentoo penguins, distinguishable by their bright orange beaks, have largely taken over.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2022

"Gentoo penguins don't like sea ice," said David Ainley, a biologist with the ecological consulting firm H.T.

From Reuters • Feb. 1, 2022

Gentoo penguins porpoised along beside the boat as they raised the sail and plunged forward into the rolling waves.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

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