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- [ni-gree-toh]
- /nɪˈgri toʊ/
- /ne.ˈɡriː.təʊ/
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- [ni-gree-toh]
- /nɪˈgri toʊ/
Definitions of negrito word
- noun plural negrito a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India. 1
- noun negrito a member of any of various dwarfish Negroid peoples of SE Asia and Melanesia 0
- noun negrito a member of any of certain dark-skinned peoples of short stature living in Oceania and SE Asia 0
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Origin of negrito
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; < Spanish negrito, equivalent to negr(o) black + -ito diminutive suffix
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Parts of speech for Negrito
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
negrito popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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