Negrito

See also: negrito

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish negrito (“little black person”), diminutive of negro (“black person”).

Noun

Negrito (plural Negritos or Negritoes or Negrito)

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

Translations

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

• Armenian: նեգրիտոս (negritos)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 尼格利陀人 (nígélìtuórén), 矮黑人 (zh) (ǎihēirén)

• Finnish: negriitti
• Russian: негрито́с (ru) m (negritós)
• Spanish: negrito (es)
• Tagalog: Negrito

Anagrams

• ergotin, genitor, toe ring, toering, trigone

Tagalog

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish negrito.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /neˈɡɾito/ [n̪ɛˈɡɾiː.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: Ne‧gri‧to

Noun

Negrito (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

1. Negrito (a member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of the Philippines, such as the Aeta people, or by extension, Southeast Asia)

Related terms

• negra
• negro
• Negro
• Negros
• singko-negritos

 

Further reading

• “Negrito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018