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Negrillo

Negrillo

See also: negrillo

English

Noun

Negrillo (plural Negrillos)

  1. An African Pygmy.
    • 1997, Ram Nath Sharma and ‎Rajendra K. Sharma, Anthropology, page 101:
      (v) Negrillo (African pygmy). The Negrillos are very short in stature. Their average height is 4' 6" or 136 cm. They have short trunk, short legs and long arms; Steatopygea is occasionally present in women.

negrillo

negrillo

See also: Negrillo

Italian

Noun

negrillo m (plural negrilli)

  1. An African Pygmy

Spanish

Etymology

negro + -illo

Noun

negrillo m (plural negrillos)

  1. diminutive of negro