English Explanatory Dictionary

Gentoo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A non-Muslim inhabitant of India, a Hindu; specifically, in Southern India, an ethnic-Telugu.
  2. The gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), a species of penguin.
name
  1. The Telugu language.
noun
  1. gentoo penguin

Word forms

Gentoo Gentoos

Etymology

Of Anglo-Indian origin (17th century), apparently a borrowing from Portuguese gentio (“heathen”) (compare gentile (“pagan”)).

Related words

Gentoo
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