Gentoo
[jen-too] /ˈdʒɛn tu/ Archaic.
noun, plural Gentoos.
1.
a Hindu.
2.
any of the languages of those who practice the Hindu religion, especially Telugu.
adjective
3.
of or relating to the Gentoos.
/ˈdʒɛntuː/
noun (pl) -toos
1.
(sometimes not capital) (archaic) a Hindu, esp as distinguished from a Muslim
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