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Negrillos

Negrillos is the plural of Negrillo.

Meaning of Negrillo

Noun

Negrillo (plural Negrillos)

  1. An African Pygmy.
    • Negrillo children are sometimes caught and held in slavery; but when “they attain the age at which the Spanish laws set them free, they, with but a single known exception, return to the woods.[…]”1848, United States exloring expedition, United States Exploring Expedition: During the Year 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, page 174

Questions about Negrillos

What is Negrillos the plural of?
Negrillos is the plural of Negrillo.

Words near Negrillos in the dictionary

  1. negrified
  2. negrifies
  3. negrify
  4. negrifying
  5. Negrillo
  6. Negrillos
  7. Negrin
  8. Negrins
  9. Negripo
  10. Negris
  11. negrish

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