Negrillo

[ni-gril-oh]

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

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

Origin of Negrillo

1850–55; < Spanish negrillo, diminutive of negro black

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Historical Examples of negrillo

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 Seingalt
Then 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

Negrillo

noun plural -los or -loes

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

Word Origin for Negrillo

C19: from Spanish, diminutive of negro black

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