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Negrito definition

Ne·grito (nə grēt′ō)

noun pl. Negritos -·tos or Negritoes -·toes

a member of any of certain dark-skinned peoples of short stature living in Oceania and SE Asia

Etymology: Sp, dim. of negro, black, Negro: in allusion to their small stature & dark skin

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