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Negrillo

[ ni-gril-oh ]
/ nɪˈgrɪl oʊ /
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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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Examples from the Web for 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

/ (nɪˈɡrɪləʊ) /

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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