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negrito

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Either of two species of bird in the genus Lessonia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A Mexican shrub of the vervain family, Citharexylum berlandieri.

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noun

Meaning 3

A member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish negrito (“short dark-skinned person”), from negro (“black person; dark-skinned person”) + -ito (“small; short; little”, diminutive suffix).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: նեգրիտոս (negritos) — member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尼格利陀人 (nígélìtuórén) — member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 矮黑人 (ǎihēirén) — member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia
  • Finnish: negriitti — member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia
  • Russian: негрито́с (negritós) — member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia
  • Spanish: negrito — member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia
  • Tagalog: Negrito — member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia