SINCE 1828
Negrito
noun
Ne·gri·to
| \ nə-ˈgrē-(ˌ)tō
\
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plural Negritos
or Negritoes
Definition of Negrito
: a member of a people (such as the Andamanese) belonging to a group of dark-skinned peoples of small stature that live in Oceania and the southeastern part of Asia
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