Negrillo


[ni-gril-oh] /nɪˈgrɪl oʊ/

noun, plural Negrillos (especially collectively) Negrillo.
1.
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, as a Pygmy.
/nɪˈɡrɪləʊ/
noun (pl) -los, -loes
1.
a member of a dwarfish Negroid race of central and southern Africa

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