negrito
See also: Negrito
English
Wikispecies
Noun
negrito (plural negritos)
- Either of two species of bird in the genus Lessonia.
Anagrams
- ergotin, genitor, toe ring, toering, trigone
Italian
Noun
negrito m (plural negriti)
- black skin
Anagrams
- integro, integrò, ritegno, ritengo, tingerò, trigone
Portuguese
Etymology
From negro + -ito.
Noun
negrito m (plural negritos)
- (typography) bold typeface
Spanish
Etymology
From negro (“black”) + -ito (“diminutive suffix”). The -ito is generally thought to serve to make it less offensive (compare Portuguese negão). For the Philippine sense, the -ito comes from the general description of the small stature of the specified people upon their first encounter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neˈɡɾito/ [neˈɣ̞ɾi.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -ito
- Syllabification: ne‧gri‧to
Noun
negrito m (plural negritos, feminine negrita, feminine plural negritas)
- a person of African descent
Noun
negrito m (plural negritos)
- (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay) austral negrito (bird species)
- (Philippines) Negrito; A member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of the Philippines, such as the Aeta people, or by extension, Southeast Asia
Derived terms
- negrito andino (“Andean negrito”) (bird species)
Adjective
negrito (feminine negrita, masculine plural negritos, feminine plural negritas)
- (El Salvador) Excessively enthusiastic or insistent on getting one’s way
Further reading
- “negrito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish negrito.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ne‧gri‧to
Noun
negrito
- Negrito; A member of a class of several ethnic groups who inhabit isolated parts of the Philippines, such as the Aeta people, or by extension, Southeast Asia.