Negretti
See also: negretti
English
Alternative forms
- negretti, Negrette, negrette
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Probably from Negretti, the name or title of the family which owned the strain.
Noun
Negretti (plural Negretti or Negrettis)
- A sheep of a Merino strain of Spanish origin, known for having very fine wool.
- 1871, C. C. Hutchinson, Resources and Development of Kansas: Fifteen Years Experience, Topeka, KS: C. C. Hutchinson, page 131–132:
- If a man with large means intends to raise for wool merely, or principally, I leave it open to him to select Negrettes or Combwools, as both will pay with necessary care; and although I belong to the old merino school, I am last to deny the qualities of a Cotswold.
Further reading
- “Negretti” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.