Negrito

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Negritos \Ne*gri"tos\, n. pl.; sing {Negrito}. [Sp., dim. of
     negro black.] (Ethnol.)
     A degraded Papuan race, inhabiting Luzon and some of the
     other east Indian Islands. They resemble negroes, but are
     smaller in size. They are mostly nomads.
     [1913 Webster]