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Gentoo

American

[jen-too] / ˈdʒɛn tu /

noun

plural

Gentoos

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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Etymology

Origin of Gentoo

1630–40; < Portuguese gentio gentile

Example Sentences

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

From Scientific American • Mar. 14, 2023

There is no running water on the island, which has the surface area of a soccer field and about 1,500 Gentoo penguins.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2022

Successful applicants will be based on Goudier Island in the Antarctic Peninsula, with each other and a colony of Gentoo penguins for company.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 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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