Negrillo
a member of any of various small-statured, Indigenous peoples of Africa, as a Pygmy.
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How to use Negrillo in a sentence
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.
I beg of you to accept this small present; it is some Negrillo snuff from Habana, which Cardinal Acquaviva has given me.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de SeingaltThen they went in pursuit of some Indian, whom they killed in retribution for the Negrillo who had died.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, V7, 1588-1591 | Emma Helen Blair
British Dictionary definitions for Negrillo
/ (nɪˈɡrɪləʊ) /
a member of a dwarfish Negroid race of central and southern Africa
Origin of Negrillo
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