negrito

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noun

Either of two species of bird in the genus Lessonia.

OriginPhilippine Spanish negrito →
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Meanings

negrito1

nounnegrito (plural negritos)

plural negritos

  1. Either of two species of bird in the genus Lessonia.
  2. A Mexican shrub of the vervain family, Citharexylum berlandieri.

Negrito2

nounNegrito (plural Negritos or Negritoes or Negrito)

plural Negritos · plural Negritoes

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

    The Negritos and the Semangs agree very closely in physical characteristics with each other and with the Andaman Islanders, while they differ in a marked manner from every Papuan race.

    1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 452

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
negritid

Origin

  1. Philippine Spanishnegrito“short dark-skinned person”
  2. EnglishNegrito

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 尼格利陀人, 矮黑人
  • 尼格利陀人 (nígélìtuórén)member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia
  • 矮黑人 (ǎihēirén)member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia
Finnish negriitti
  • negriittimember of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia
Russian негрито́с
  • негрито́с (negritós)member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia
Spanish negrito
  • negritomember of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia
Tagalog Negrito
  • Negritomember of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of Southeast Asia

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

negrito. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negrito

MLA

“negrito.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negrito. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “negrito,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/negrito.

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