Negrillo

[ni-gril-oh]

noun

plural

Negrillos ,

plural

Negrillo .

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

Lourdes Negrillo, from Vallejo, a producer from the Jaén province in southern Spain, said: “It didn’t rain as much as it should’ve done in the spring and that doesn’t help with the feeling about this next crop. I think that the new crop won’t be as bad as last year but probably the olives will be smaller and have less quantities of oil. If it rains in September and October then we will get a bit more. It will be a different picture.”

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At an early period in the history of the race the negro divided into two groups—a pygmy variety or Negrillo, and the ordinary tall negro.

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Bantu: same as Sudanese, but often rather longer; Negrillo: short, frizzly or crisp, rusty brown; Bush.-Hot.:

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Bantu: all shades of dark brown, sometimes almost black; Negrillo and Bush.-Hot.: yellowish brown.

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Bantu: generally dolicho, but variable; Negrillo: almost uniformly mesati; Bush.-Hot.: dolicho.

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