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

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

Words Nearby Negrillo

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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.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 | Robert Kerr
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) /

nounplural -los or -loes

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

Origin of Negrillo

C19: from Spanish, diminutive of negro black

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