Negrillo

[ ni-gril-oh ]

noun

, plural Ne·gril·los, (especially collectively) Ne·gril·lo.

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.”

From The Guardian

Cardinal Acquaviva expressed openly his delight at his brother-cardinal having given me a taste of his negrillo snuff in so splendid an envelope; the Abbe Gama, finding me so forward on the road to success, did not venture to counsel me any more, and the virtuous Father Georgi gave me but one piece of advice-namely, to cling to the lovely marchioness and not to make any other acquaintances.

From Project Gutenberg

"I beg of you to accept this small present; it is some negrillo snuff from Habana, which Cardinal Acquaviva has given me."

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

Bantu: much lower than the Negroid Sudanese, but higher than the true Negro; principally cattle rearers, practising simple agriculture; Negrillo and Bush.: lowest grade, hunters; Hot.: nomadic herdsmen.

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