Gentoo

American  

[jen-too] / ˈdʒɛn tu /

noun

• Gentoos
  plural

1. a Hindu.

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

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Gentoos.

Gentoo British  

/ ˈdʒɛntuː /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Gentoos
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Gentoo

1630–40; < Portuguese gentio gentile

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Example Sentences

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Gentoo Gentoos

Gentoo penguins have one important advantage over many of their relatives: they are flexible eaters.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

From Scientific American ● Mar. 14, 2023

And all of them are expected to lend a hand in greeting visitors, and monitoring the 1,500 Gentoo penguins native to the island.

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

The zoo also has King and Gentoo penguins.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2022

Gentoo penguins and elephant seals ogled them as they began clambering over boulders along the shore.

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

Gentoos living alongside them on the Antarctic Peninsula, by contrast, are increasing.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

“They’ll eat anything, they’ll breed anywhere,” Dr. Lynch said of Gentoos.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022

Fortunately, the landmines aren't a problem for the penguins - at least, not the little Magellanics and Gentoos of Yorke Bay.

From BBC ● May 6, 2017

The birds in the footage are Gentoos, a species currently in competition with Adélie and Chinstrap penguins.

From The Verge ● Apr. 30, 2015

The lights of the church, the ascetics, Gentoos, and corn-eaters, she does not distinguish by any favor.

From Essays — Second Series by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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