Negrito

[ ni-gree-toh ]

/ nɪˈgri toʊ /

noun, plural Ne·gri·tos, Ne·gri·toes.

a member of any of various Indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.

Origin of Negrito

First recorded in 1760–70; from Spanish negrito, equivalent to negr(o) “black” + -ito, diminutive suffix; cf. Negrillo

Words nearby Negrito

Negress, Negri body, Negrillo, Negri Sembilan, Negritic, Negrito, Negritude, Negro, Negroid, Negroism, Negroize

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for Negrito

The Negrito, as has been said, is remarkably ingenious in the construction of arrows.
Negritos of Zambales|William Allan Reed
The Negrito knows that the people of the lowlands for some reason have more food than he.
Negritos of Zambales|William Allan Reed
After a pause my negrito informs me that the signal has added something to its last observation.
The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba|Walter Goodman
The eyes are relatively well opened and clear, like the eye of the Negrito, without slant or folding lid.
The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon|David P. Barrows

Here is the Negrito limit to the east; that is, of Negrito tribes as existing at the present moment.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for Negrito

Negrito

/ (nɪˈɡriːtəʊ) /

noun plural -tos or -toes

a member of any of various dwarfish Negroid peoples of SE Asia and Melanesia

Word Origin for Negrito

C19: from Spanish, diminutive of negro black

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	negrito
释义	Negrito [ ni-gree-toh ] / nɪˈgri toʊ / noun, plural Ne·gri·tos, Ne·gri·toes. a member of any of various Indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India. Origin of Negrito First recorded in 1760–70; from Spanish negrito, equivalent to negr(o) “black” + -ito, diminutive suffix; cf. Negrillo Words nearby Negrito Negress, Negri body, Negrillo, Negri Sembilan, Negritic, Negrito, Negritude, Negro, Negroid, Negroism, Negroize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Negrito The Negrito, as has been said, is remarkably ingenious in the construction of arrows. Negritos of Zambales\|William Allan Reed The Negrito knows that the people of the lowlands for some reason have more food than he. Negritos of Zambales\|William Allan Reed After a pause my negrito informs me that the signal has added something to its last observation. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba\|Walter Goodman The eyes are relatively well opened and clear, like the eye of the Negrito, without slant or folding lid. The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon\|David P. Barrows Here is the Negrito limit to the east; that is, of Negrito tribes as existing at the present moment. Opuscula\|Robert Gordon Latham British Dictionary definitions for Negrito Negrito / (nɪˈɡriːtəʊ) / noun plural -tos or -toes a member of any of various dwarfish Negroid peoples of SE Asia and Melanesia Word Origin for Negrito C19: from Spanish, diminutive of negro black Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	zoysia z particle zpg z-plasty zr zre z's z score zsec zsigmondy z twist zuccari zucchetto zucchini zuckerman zug zugspitze zugzwang zuider zee zuidholland zukerman zukofsky zukor zuleika zuloaga