Negrillo

[ ni-gril-oh ]

noun

, plural Ne·gril·los, (especially collectively) Ne·gril·lo.

1. a member of any of various small-statured, Indigenous peoples of Africa, as a Pygmy.

Negrillo

/ nɪˈɡrɪləʊ /

noun

1. a member of a dwarfish Negroid race of central and southern Africa

Word History and Origins

Origin of Negrillo¹

First recorded in 1850–55; from Spanish negrillo, equivalent to negro “black” + -illo, diminutive suffix; Negrito ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Negrillo¹

C19: from Spanish, diminutive of negro black

Example Sentences

Some ores are as black as the dross of iron, and in which no silver is to be seen, which is called negrillo or blackish ore.

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I beg of you to accept this small present; it is some negrillo snuff from Habana, which Cardinal Acquaviva has given me.

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Then they went in pursuit of some Indian, whom they killed in retribution for the Negrillo who had died.

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